George Boeree | final grammar etc

• Autor: George Boeree (“cgboeree”)
• Tema: final grammar etc
• Data: 2002-09-26 21:41
• Mesaje: 260 (presedente, seguente)

If I am not mistaken, we have now settled on a grammar that looks like
this...  (I have included the lists of demonstratives, auxiliary verbs,
etc., that Kevin requested)

Si me no era, nos asetava un gramatica ce pare como esta... (me incluiva
la listas de particulos, verbas aidante, e otras, ce Kevin demandava)

Jorj

pronouns:

me
te
le
nos
vos
los

possessive pronouns are the same and precede the noun

plural -s/-es

past -va
future -ra

auxiliary verbs followed by verb in simple form

-r = gerund
-da = passive participle
-nte = active participle

word order:

subject -verb - [object]

[preposition] - [article/demonstrative/possessive (1)] -
[quantity/indefinite (2)] - [mal/bon] - noun - [adjectives] -
[prepositional phrases/clauses]

[auxiliary verb (3)] - main verb - [adverbs*] - [adverbial phrases*]

adverbs modifying adjective precede the adjective (universal in European
languages).

*adverbs and adverbial phrases modifying verb/sentence may also come at
the beginning of the sentence.

(1) articles and words which act as articles:

la
un

this (here) -- esta
that (there) -- acel

all -- tota
every, each -- cada
no, none -- no
both -- ambos
enough -- basta
too much -- tro

me
te
le
nos
vos
los

(2) indefinites and quantities:

many -- multe
some -- alga
few -- poca

du
tre
cuatro
...

(3) auxiliary verbs:

make, cause to... -- fa
let, allow, permit to... -- permite
must, should, need to... -- debe
want to, intend to... -- vole
can, could, am able to... -- pote
know (how) to... -- sabe
go, begin to... -- va
come (around) to... -- veni
expect to... -- espeta
hope to... -- espera
fear to.. -- teme
prefer to... -- preferi
hesitate to... -- esita
dare to... -- osa
threaten to... -- menasa
pretend to... -- finge
appear to... -- aperi
try to... -- atenta

--

C. George Boeree, PhD
cgboeree@...
www.ship.edu/~cgboeree

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