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===Translating "to be"=== | ===Translating "to be"=== | ||
Netagin translates the following | Netagin translates the following seven senses of English "be" with distinct constructions: | ||
*"is-a" (membership in a class): ''Y ne X'' = "X is a Y" | *"is-a" (membership in a class): ''Y ne X'' = "X is a Y" | ||
*"is-the" (equality): ''rieh ne X ne Y'' "X is Y" (implies that both X and Y are definite) | *"is-the" (equality): ''rieh ne X ne Y'' "X is Y" (implies that both X and Y are definite) | ||
*"there exists": ''qům ne X'' = "There exists X" | *"there exists": ''qům ne X'' = "There exists X" | ||
*"is + location": ''[lėćar] ne xib X'' = "X is [home]" (lit. "home is X's location") | *"is + location": ''[lėćar] ne xib X'' = "X is [home]" (lit. "home is X's location") | ||
*"is (going to) + destination": ''Lėćar ne avej X'' = 'X is going home' (lit. "home is X's thither") | *"is (going to) + destination": ''Lėćar ne avej X'' = 'X is going home' (lit. "home is X's thither") | ||
*"is (coming from) + source": ''Lėćar ne ravoj X'' = 'X came from home' (lit. "home is X's thence") | *"is (coming from) + source": ''Lėćar ne ravoj X'' = 'X came from home' (lit. "home is X's thence") | ||