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minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThat’s why I love the fact our langaige has dual. You can just use the fual form of imperative and it’s immediately obvious you want the person to come even if you are in a group of people. It takes 1 word
minus-squareAgrivar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago It takes 1 word …and that word is?
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoGreva. First person dual imperative meaning the two of us are leaving/going. Usually asked in a way inplying ‘shall we go now?’.
minus-squareAgrivar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoInteresting. What language is that?
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSlovenian. I think it’s the largest (at least afaik there might be some larger one) language that has dual.
minus-squareAgrivar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoNeat! Thanks for replying - I find the functional differences between languages fascinating.
minus-squareThePantser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoantidisestablishmentarianism
minus-squareMohamedMoney@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWhich language? Can you give an example?
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSlovenian. The word is greva. Meaning to go in first person, dual, inperative. Often used as a question inplying ‘shall we go now?’.
minus-squareMohamedMoney@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThank you. That’s interesting. Does it mean ‘you and me go now?’
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYep pretty much. You say it to someone and everyone knows you only mean them and you.
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThat can be misunderstood depending on context
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minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago?? Is it supposed to have sound?
That’s why I love the fact our langaige has dual. You can just use the fual form of imperative and it’s immediately obvious you want the person to come even if you are in a group of people.
It takes 1 word
Please elaborate
Which part is unclear?
…and that word is?
Greva.
First person dual imperative meaning the two of us are leaving/going. Usually asked in a way inplying ‘shall we go now?’.
Interesting. What language is that?
Slovenian. I think it’s the largest (at least afaik there might be some larger one) language that has dual.
Neat! Thanks for replying - I find the functional differences between languages fascinating.
antidisestablishmentarianism
Which language? Can you give an example?
Slovenian. The word is greva. Meaning to go in first person, dual, inperative. Often used as a question inplying ‘shall we go now?’.
Thank you. That’s interesting. Does it mean ‘you and me go now?’
Yep pretty much. You say it to someone and everyone knows you only mean them and you.
That can be misunderstood depending on context
Too late I already came
?? Is it supposed to have sound?
No, it’s ASL.