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==== Telicity ==== | ==== Telicity ==== | ||
Vethari distinguishes telic and atelic actions by using different structures and cases on the direct object. Telic actions mean that the action is complete, however, atelic actions mean that they are not complete or don’t have an endpoint. Because there will always be an incorporated verb, it is shown by particles. Those particles define the case of the direct object, but only agentive and patientive, with others left out, just like normal incorporated nouns. | |||
Telicity is optional to use, however, on some situations, it night be good to know to clarify what’s going on. | |||
Telic and atelic actions can cause case stacking. When on telic actions, the direct object is on the patientive case, whereas on atelic actions, the agentive case is used. An example with a telic action: | |||
: Ta-cyi-rja-kasyada-wan madha | |||
: 1SG.AGT-IND-AOR-shoot-bear TEL.PAT | |||
: I shot the bear!(And I killed it) | |||
And now with an atelic action: | |||
: Ta-cyi-rja-kasyada-wan vaima | |||
: 1SG.AGT-IND-AOR-shoot-bear TEL.AGT | |||
: I shot the bear!(But it stayed alive/Didn’t get it right) | |||
==== Noun Incorporation ==== | ==== Noun Incorporation ==== | ||