activeselective | Re: [LFN] Confusion suffix -i and suffix -r

--- In LinguaFrancaNova@yahoogroups.com, George Boeree
<cgboeree@a...> wrote:
>
> -r makes an abstract noun from a verb.
> Dansar (from the verb dansa) means to dance (or dancing as used
in
> English, ie an abstract verbal noun), not "to become dance."
> -i makes a verb from an adjective (and occasional noun) with the
> meaning "to become" (or "cause to become" when followed by an
object).
> Caldi (from the adj calda) measn to become hot (or cause to
become
> hot), as in the English "it heated up," or "I heated the room."
> Caldir would then be to heat, become hot...
> Caldar is not a meaningful word in LFN.
> I hope that helps.
>
> Jorj

Yesss, I does! I can see clearly now. The rain has gone.
Grasias.

AS
(I need this info not only to learn the language, but also to be
correcton the WikiPedia page)