Láadan/Lessons/14
Duration
[edit | edit source]A Duration marker can be added to the beginning of a verb.
| Láadan | Description |
|---|---|
| na- | to start to... |
| ná- | to continue to... |
| ne- | to repeat... |
| no- | to finish/complete... |
| nó- | to cease to... |
(Suzette Haden Elgin (1988), A First Dictionary and Grammar of Láadan, Second Edition, p. 131)
Examples
[edit | edit source]| Láadan | English | Vocab words |
|---|---|---|
| Bíi eril nóhulanin le wa. | I've stopped studying. | eril = past, ulanin = to study |
| Bíi eril nahulanin le wa. | I've begun studying. |
Repetition
[edit | edit source]A Repetition Morpheme can also be used to specify a pattern in which something is done.
| Láadan | Description |
|---|---|
| bada | repeatedly, at random |
| badan | repeatedly, in a pattern over which humans have no control |
| brada | repeatedly, in a pattern fixed arbitrarily by human beings |
| bradan | repeatedly, in a pattern fixed by humans by analogy to some phenomenon (such as the seasons) |
| bradá | repeatedly, in what appears to be a pattern but cannot be demonstrated or proved to be one |
(Suzette Haden Elgin (1988), A First Dictionary and Grammar of Láadan, Second Edition, p. 131)
Examples
[edit | edit source]| Láadan | English | Vocab words |
|---|---|---|
| Bíi hal le brada wa. | I work regularly. | hal = work |