George Boeree | Re: [LFN] Bevi
Hi, Isaac.
Yes, "bevi" is used for both the verb "drink" and the noun "the act of drinking". "Me bevi de cafe" is an example of the use of "de" as a partitive particle before a mass noun (one that doesn't normally use the plural, e.g. "water", "air", "sand", etc.) This is common in the Romance languages. But in LFN, the use is completely optional. "Me bevi cafe" has the exact same meaning. But, to say "my drinking of coffee", you would need to say "la me bevi de cafe". La is necessary before possessive adjectives before certain words - especially nouns that are based on verbs, like "bevi".
Best wishes,
Jorj
On Mar 25, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Isaac wrote:
> If bevi means "drink" (vt), does that mean that as a noun it means "(the act of) drinking"?
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> Also, in the discussion of articles in the grammar, there's this:
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> Me bevi de cafe. I drink some coffee.
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> I don't see how "de" belongs there at all... The only way I can read this, assuming the above is correct, is "My drinking of coffee".
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> Isaac
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