From b04c93339e7df982909cf503d4d62e7793ec7152 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lingdocs <71590811+lingdocs@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 17:15:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] beef up equatives --- src/content/equatives/habitual-equative.mdx | 4 +- src/content/equatives/other-equatives.mdx | 90 ++++++++++++++++++--- src/content/equatives/present-equative.mdx | 11 ++- 3 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/equatives/habitual-equative.mdx b/src/content/equatives/habitual-equative.mdx index 3288273..12d8f4d 100644 --- a/src/content/equatives/habitual-equative.mdx +++ b/src/content/equatives/habitual-equative.mdx @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { } from "../../games/games"; import GameDisplay from "../../games/GameDisplay"; -In the last section we looked at the present equative, which we use to say something *is* something currently. But **we can only use the present equative for something is something *right now, at this moment***. What if we want to say that something *generally is something*? +In the last section we looked at the present equative, which we use to say something *is* something currently, or is categorically, always something. What if we want to say that something *tends to be something* or *is habitually something*? ## Habitual Equative Form @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ In the last section we looked at the pre opts={opts} /> -This form is used to say that something is something (A = B) **generally, habitually, or repeatedly**. +This form is used to say that something is something (A = B) **habitually, generally, or repeatedly**. {psmd([ { diff --git a/src/content/equatives/other-equatives.mdx b/src/content/equatives/other-equatives.mdx index 7b0331b..77c023a 100644 --- a/src/content/equatives/other-equatives.mdx +++ b/src/content/equatives/other-equatives.mdx @@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ import GameDisplay from "../../games/GameDisplay"; ## Subjunctive Equative -The subjunctive equative is used to talk about something being something when the statement involves a hypothetical condition, a wish, desire, hope, or statement of whether it should or shouldn't be, as in: +The subjunctive equative is used to talk about something being something when the statement involves: +- a hypothetical condition +- a wish, desire, hope +- a purpose +- statement of whether it should or shouldn't be {[ psmd({ @@ -253,7 +257,7 @@ It is usually used in the short form. opts={opts} /> -#### Examples +### Examples {psmd([ { @@ -287,7 +291,11 @@ It is usually used in the short form. ## "Would be" Equative -This is used to presume something about the past, to talk about something being something habitually/repeatedly in past, or to talk about the outcomes of hypothetical conditions. +This is used to: +- say A was B habitually/repeatedly in past +- to presume or guess about A being B in the past +- or to talk about the outcome of hypothetical conditions +- to say that A should have been B Like the past equative that it's based on, it's usually used with the short form. @@ -370,7 +378,13 @@ Like the past equative that it's based on, it's ## Past Subjunctive -This is used to talk about something being hypothetically something, or to wish that something were something. ("If I was ...", "If only I was ..."). It is also used for prayers and blessings in some dialects. +This is used to talk about: + +- If A were hypothetically B but it isn't + - also if A *had been* hypothetically B, but it isn't +- If you wish A were B +- If A should have been B +- In prayers and blessings (in some dialects) Because this is based on the the non-inflecting tail, *it doesn't change at all, no matter what the subject is*. @@ -410,7 +424,7 @@ export function WithTailChoice() { }, pure: { displayForm: waay, - } + }, }} opts={opts} /> @@ -420,16 +434,15 @@ export function WithTailChoice() { +### Examples + +#### If A were B + {psmd([ { - p: "**کاشکې ته دلته **وای!", - f: "kaashke tu dălta **waay**!", - e: "If only you were here!", - }, - { - p: "که زه ستا پلار نه **وای**...", - f: "ku zu staa plaar nu **waay**...", - e: "If I wasn't your father...", + p: "که زه ستا پر ځای **وای**", + f: "ku zu staa pur dzaay **waay**", + e: "If I **were** in your place", }, { p: "که مونږ خبر **وای**، نه راتلو.", @@ -438,4 +451,55 @@ export function WithTailChoice() { }, ])} +#### You wish A were B + +{psmd([ + { + p: "**کاشکې ته دلته **وای!", + f: "kaashke tu dălta **waay**!", + e: "If only you were here!", + }, +])} + +#### A should have been B + +{psmd([ + { + p: "د باید دلته **وای**!", + f: "tu baayad dălta **waay**!", + e: "You should have been here!", + }, +])} + + + +## Overview + +#### Present Equative +- A is B currently +- A is B categorically, definately + +#### Habitual Equative +- A is B habitually, repeatedly, generally +- A tends to be B + +#### Subjunctive Equative +- One desires or wants A to be B +- A should/must be B (judgement) +- If/it's possible that A is B +- ...so that A is B (purpose) + +#### Future Equative +- A will be B +- presuming or guessing that A will be B + +#### Past Equative +- A was B +- (if) A turns out to be B + +#### "Would be" Equative +- A was B habitually +- Presuming or guessing that A was B +- A would have been B (as the result of a hypothetical outcome) +- A should have been B diff --git a/src/content/equatives/present-equative.mdx b/src/content/equatives/present-equative.mdx index 1eee61c..e8106f0 100644 --- a/src/content/equatives/present-equative.mdx +++ b/src/content/equatives/present-equative.mdx @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode import EquativeFormChoice from "../../components/EquativeFormChoice"; import Carousel from "../../components/Carousel"; -import { useState } from "react"; +import { useState } from "react"; +import Link from "../../components/Link"; import { grammarUnits, Examples, @@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import { equativeGamePresent, } from "../../games/games"; import GameDisplay from "../../games/GameDisplay"; +import psmd from "../../lib/psmd"; The [equative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equative) might be the most basic way of joining words together. We use it to say that something *is/equals* something else. It's kind of like an equals "=" sign in math. @@ -132,7 +134,12 @@ The important thing about the equative is that **the equative has to agree with ## Present Equative Form -Here are the **present equative endings** that you have to use depending on the subject. **We use this form when we are saying that "A = B" right now, currently**. +Here are the **present equative endings** that you have to use depending on the subject. We use this **present equative** form when: + +- A = B right now/currently +- A = B definately or categorically + +Not that this is **only for making statements about what is currently or 100% true**. If something tends to be true, or is habitually true, then you will need to use the habitual equative.