the constructions of "too ADJ to V" and "so ADJ that V"
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In Kavrinian, to express the meaning "too ADJ to V", one uses "aaz ADJ ne/ha, nii V-k nhaa AUX.". with sentences at both sides of nii follow the order of main clauses. For example:
- aaz lhääš tsulh neeq, nii royk nhaa tsäneq. -
- aaz caak ha teeqa, nii (yo) velëk nhaa zölhi tö - too heavy be.3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.INANInanimate (gender/class)
inanimate, sessile.HABHabitual (aspect)
done often or out of habit stone-DEFDefinite
"the" so 3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.INANInanimate (gender/class)
inanimate, sessile.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument/ACC lift-INFInfinitive (TAM)
non-tensed verb NEGNegative (polarity)
not be.able-3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.HABHabitual (aspect)
done often or out of habit one - the stone is too heavy to lift.(The personal pronoun yo can be omitted in this example)
To express the meaning "so ADJ that V", one uses "li ADJ ne/ha, nii V". For example:
- li vuu yees ha, nii nhï kašoovi. - so big house-DEFDefinite
"the" be.3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.INANInanimate (gender/class)
inanimate, sessile.HABHabitual (aspect)
done often or out of habit so inside get.lost-PFVPerfective (aspect)
completed action-3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.PLPlural (number)
more than one/few.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving - the house is so big that the got lost inside. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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