From 969845d7582434bca2ac2491551465aaebaffb9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rhiannon Morris Date: Mon, 10 May 2021 15:03:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] grammar tweak --- pages/laantas/nouns.md | 20 ++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/laantas/nouns.md b/pages/laantas/nouns.md index fe0f760..0e31470 100644 --- a/pages/laantas/nouns.md +++ b/pages/laantas/nouns.md @@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ affirmative statements.) The most common use of the _instrumental_ case is the "[theme]" of ditransitive sentences (while the recipient is in the genitive). It is also used for 'with' as in 'using', in distributive phrases such as `{!kallila}` 'in threes, in sets -of three, three each', for quantity expressions such as units, and quantifiers -like 'every'. +of three, three each', and quantifiers like 'every'. [theme]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secundative_language @@ -278,10 +277,19 @@ like 'every'. - some of the people ::: -The _essive_ case indicates a state, while the _translative_ and _exessive_ -cases indicate a change of state. The translative marks the new state, and the -exessive the old. The essive and exessive are most commonly used with -comparatives (see [below](#adjectivals)). +The basic meaning of the _essive_ case is a state. It is used: + +- when a noun modifies another, but with a descriptive meaning\ + `{!wasalgu fadau}` "animal friend" (i.e. a friend who is an animal); +- as the object of certain verbs like __TODO what?__; +- with [comparatives](#adjectivals). + +The _translative_ and _exessive_ cases indicate a change of state: + +- with state-change verbs, the translative marks the new state, and the + exessive the old; +- the exessive is also used with [comparatives](#adjectivals); +- __TODO what else is the translative used with otherwise why does it exist__ __TODO: examples__