Lesson #1: anse, to or o... ē?
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Learn when to use each form of 'to'
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Probably one of the most difficult parts of NKAP is the fact that anse, to and o... ē seem to be used in the same situation to mean the same thing. However, it is true they have similar meanings, they are not used in the same situation:The easiest is 'to' (the translation of 'on') it is used between two verbs but does not show a causation.
I think about eating fish - hōkrēlō to tenap thēs (I am thinking on eating fish)
o... ē is also between two verbs but it shows a causation of one verb from another.
I run to become healthier - gamelulō o metse mjējonevī ē (I am running in order to become healthier)
anse is used in every other case except in [verb __ adverb], in which the two previous forms are used, and if the 'dative' is first person ('tse' is used)
'ape' (from) can be used as an opposite to anse (first person is 'pfe')
I will give it to him - withulō tuk anse tak (I will give it to him)
withulō tuk ape tak (I will give it from him) - this means the 'it' is from 'him' but the speaker is doing the giving for 'him'
Choose the right word for each sentence
1. I want to talk - waddalō __ regulure
waddalō to regulure
2. I am good to go - elō taprid __ za
elō taprid anse za
3. I am continuing to paint to earn money - bitekaslō __ thikolam __ withask brōtsē
bitekaslō to thikolam o withask brōtsē ē
4. I need you to dance - tjidalō __ respāna
tjidalō to respāna
5. I am singing for you to dance - jērirelō __ respāna
jērirelō o respāna ē
6. I am scared of him, he is scared of me - elō filōmēwid __ tak, tak filōmēwid __ elō
elō filōmēwid ape tak, tak filōmēwid pfe elō, (to be fancy) elō filōmēwid ape a anse a tak (I am scary.ADV from and to him)
7. I am asking her to be quiet - fedeszlō tik __ vemnasilō
fedeszlō tik anse vemnasilō. It may seem correct to put one of the other two here, but that is incorrect for a different reason to what you may expect
7's explanation: 'to' and 'o... ē' give the connotation of the speaker being quiet, not 'her', and has nothing to do with it not being between two verbs, even though that explanation gives the correct answer. If the sentence was ' fedeszlō __ tik vemnasilō', then all three could be used and give the same (somewhat similar) meanings. (I did say it is difficult part.)
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