+
;
+}
+
+export default EditableVPEx;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/content/index.ts b/src/content/index.ts
index e5506ca..794858f 100644
--- a/src/content/index.ts
+++ b/src/content/index.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import * as APIntro from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./phrase-structure/
// @ts-ignore
import * as EPIntro from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./phrase-structure/ep.mdx";
// @ts-ignore
+import * as VPIntro from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./phrase-structure/vp.mdx";
+// @ts-ignore
import * as KidsSection from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./phrase-structure/kids-section.mdx";
// @ts-ignore
@@ -55,8 +57,6 @@ import * as imperativeVerbs from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/imp
import * as verbEndings from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/verb-endings.mdx";
// @ts-ignore
import * as rootsAndStems from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/roots-and-stems.mdx";
-// @ts-ignore
-import * as sentenceStructure from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/sentence-structure.mdx";
// @ts-ignore
import * as introToParticiples from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./participles/intro.mdx";
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ const contentTree = [
import: EPIntro,
slug: "ep",
},
+ {
+ import: VPIntro,
+ slug: "vp",
+ },
{
import: KidsSection,
slug: "kids-section",
@@ -209,10 +213,6 @@ const contentTree = [
import: verbEndings,
slug: "verb-endings",
},
- {
- import: sentenceStructure,
- slug: "sentence-structure",
- },
],
},
{
@@ -403,3 +403,4 @@ export const content = contentTree.map((item) => {
)),
}
});
+
diff --git a/src/content/phrase-structure/ep.mdx b/src/content/phrase-structure/ep.mdx
index cc7ccf5..96f652c 100644
--- a/src/content/phrase-structure/ep.mdx
+++ b/src/content/phrase-structure/ep.mdx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import EquativeIllustration from "../../components/EquativeIllustration";
import EditableEPEx, { EditIcon } from "../../components/phrase-diagram/EditableEPEx";
import BasicBlocks from "../../components/BasicBlocks"
-
**There is no "to be" verb in Pashto**. 🤯 Let that sink in for a second. There's no infinitive "to be" form. You can't say "It's good *to be* here." We can't use "to be" as a verb and make normal verb phrases like we do in other languages.
In Pashto, we use a special structure called an **equative phrase (EP)** when we talk about something being something.
diff --git a/src/content/phrase-structure/vp-structure-source.svg b/src/content/phrase-structure/vp-structure-source.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc1e9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/content/phrase-structure/vp-structure-source.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,477 @@
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/content/phrase-structure/vp-structure.svg b/src/content/phrase-structure/vp-structure.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7c7c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/content/phrase-structure/vp-structure.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,835 @@
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/content/phrase-structure/vp.mdx b/src/content/phrase-structure/vp.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c402c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/content/phrase-structure/vp.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+---
+title: VPs
+---
+
+import {
+ defaultTextOptions as opts,
+ InlinePs,
+ Examples,
+ makeNounSelection,
+ role
+} from "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector";
+import psmd from "../../lib/psmd";
+import Link from "../../components/Link";
+import EquativeIllustration from "../../components/EquativeIllustration";
+import EditableVPEx, { EditIcon } from "../../components/phrase-diagram/EditableVPEx";
+import BasicBlocks from "../../components/BasicBlocks";
+import InlineInflectionButton from "../../components/InlineInflectionButton";
+import VPStructureSummary from "./vp-structure.svg";
+
+export function KingIcon() {
+ return ;
+}
+
+export function ServantIcon() {
+ return ;
+};
+
+ setEditing(true)}
+ >
+ {!editing ?
+ {editing
+ &&
+ Note: This is a bit of a longer section. Go through it in small parts if you need to, but it's super important to understand if you want to keep your sanity in learning Pashto (This will help you understand past tense etc.)
+
+
+In the last section we learned how to build phrases using equatives. Now we are going to learn how to make **VPs (verb phrases)**. VPs are ... wait for it ... phrases that are made with verbs. Verbs are words that describe actions, activities, or occurances.
+
+For example, if I say:
+
+Subject
+ , bottom: "NP" },
+ "Verb",
+]} />
+
+We'll call the subject is the **king** Subject
+ , bottom: "NP" },
+ { top:
+
, bottom: "NP" },
+ "Verb",
+]} />
+
+We have a **subject NP** that we'll call the **king**
+
Object
+ Subject
+ ,
+ inside:
+
, bottom: "NP" },
+ "Verb",
+]} />
+
+Look at this sentence for example:
+
+Object
+
+ 
+
+
+**Switching between two opposite bicylces and a scooter is difficult** for people learning to speak Pashto. It's very easy get these three structures mixed up. For instance, when people say a past tense sentence with an intransitive verb, they are often tempted to inflect the subject (because it's past tense) and will say something like
-
-);
-
-Pashto is a [Subject-object-verb (SOV) language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject%E2%80%93object%E2%80%93verb), meaning that the subject, object, and verb *usually* go in that order. However, this order can often be flipped around depending on the emphasis, the types of pronouns used, etc.
-
-One thing that never changes though, is the hard and fast rules about what goes into these subject, object, and verb slots, and how they relate to each other.
-
-## With intransitive verbs
-
-With intransitive verbs the sentence structure is simple.
-
-
-
-
- {props.subject}
-
- {props.object &&
-
- 
-
- Subject
-
- {props.object}
-
- }
-
-
-
- Object
-
-
-
-
- Verb
-{props.verb}
- plain
,
- ]}
- verb={agrees w/ subject}
-/>
-
-## With transitive verbs
-
-Transitive verbs are where things get more tricky.
-
-In the present/future tenses, the only real "gotcha" is the fact that the object *only inflects with 1st/2nd person pronouns*. For example, you say plain
,
- ]}
- object={[
- plain
,
- but inflected 1st/2nd pronoun, or
,
- mini-pronoun
,
- ]}
- verb={agrees w/ subject}
-/>
-
-### Past Tense
-
-But notice how the sentence structure becomes totally different with the past tense. This takes *a lot* of getting used to for learners.
-
-or
,
- mini-pronoun
,
- ]}
- object={[
- plain
,
- ]}
- verb={agrees w/ object}
-/>
-
-## With grammatically transitive verbs
-
-There are some verbs like