"I want you to love her."
Koanes vies ēlteta.
"I know that you love her."
you love her = vies ēlte
I know it = sanas teje
Sánas téie ó vei ēlteva
Sánas téie ēltevá vei
In conclusion, when a verb is nominalised, its agent receives the genitive.
general "I know that you love her" = Sanas teie o vei ēlteva
specific "I know that you love her" = Sanas teje o vei ēltēva
ēltesva > ēltehva > ēltēva
ēltekva > ēltekva > ēltehva
No, no, absolutive (patient) takes the genitive, and the verbal noun really shouldn't inflect for person and number—
that you love me = vies ēltevá sai, vies esái ēlteva
that I love you = sanas ēltevá vei, sanas evéi ēlteva
Infinitives:
-a- > -ān
-e- > -ein
-o- > -ūn
I think you want it:
Sanas think-as vies koanein
Monday, November 11, 2002
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