How would one say "I want to get this" or more specifically "get"

Started by PunkMaister, March 30, 2010, 12:33:47 AM

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PunkMaister

I know that "ome" means know and that ne means" to" but us the word the sae when you say get in Na'vi"

NeotrekkerZ

First, "know" is omum and ne is the preposition to (as in I go to his house).

The closest we have to "get" at the moment is tel receive.  But your construction uses a modal verb(want) so you must use the subjunctive infix <iv> with tel:

I       want       to receive       this thing.
Oe     new          t<iv>el         fìtseng-it

EDIT:  My mind isn't working right now.  fìtseng is "this place."  It should be fì'u-t.
Rìk oe lu hufwemì, nìn fya'ot a oe tswayon!

kewnya txamew'itan

New is an interesting modal because it also has a long form that can be used.

So NeotrekkerZä is correct (when using the corrected form) but you could also use:

Oe-l new futa t<iv>el fì'u-t(i)

With exactly the same meaning.



If you mean that you want someone to give it to you then a pseudo-passive(ish) construction would probably be best, something like the following:

Oe new tute-o-l fì'u-t(i) oer(u) t<iv>ìng

OR

Oe-l new futa tute-o-l fì'u-t(i) oer(u) t<iv>ìng
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