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default tenses et al
- From: BestATN@hidden.email
- Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 16:48:43 EST
- Subject: default tenses et al
- To: katanda@yahoogroups.com
Rick,
In this drill sentence from Lesson 33, why is "pi" present in front of "mavezdinga", which is past tense by default of its being dynamic.
The only reason I can see is some influence of "myanuncenfe", but I wouldn't expect it to be enough to force the tense of "mavezdinga" from the default.
The cat usually appeared when there was sausage on the
table.
Pi mavezdinga casne myanuncenfe gasande pi bagonta
gecayswa vodi vozwe.
Steven
P.S. Which comes first, the Katanda or the English? Can't "usually appeared" just be "nupi" without "myanuncenfe"?