activeselective | Re: [LFN] Confusion suffix -i and suffix -r
- Autor: activeselective
- Tema: Re: [LFN] Confusion suffix -i and suffix -r
- Data: 2005-10-13 16:22
- Mesaje: 1724 (a supra, presedente, seguente)
--- 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)