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.