Verb form
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A verb form is any string of words that can be placed in verb position. In Toaq, this can be:
- an atomic (“single-word”) verb like rua flower;
- a predicatizer taking a noun form like po jí of me or mea chóaq among the guests;
- a quote like shu ‹kası› the word ‘kası’ or mı Dıao Dıao; one named ‘Dıao’;
- an ë-phrase like ë dea súq múao your kicking a tree;
- a serial verb composing any of the above like leo maı try to love or du ë cheo soı sá shụqguamea seem like a fight between plain civilians;
- a conjunction of atomic verbs like de ru nuı beautiful and small;
- a focusing of an atomic verb like jụaqrıatua even open; go so far as to open.
We use the phrase verb form in place of verb, verb phrase, predicate for reasons of clarity – see technical discussion at Verblike, nounlike.