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Beginners / Re: [For Beginners] FAQ (Pleas...
Last post by Tirea Aean - Today at 02:15:32 PM"I was going to kill them/it" reminds me a lot of a line from the first film said by Neytiri to Eytukan about Jake. What was done there in that line (*tspìmìyang) has been stricken from the canon. What we have now is something like this:
Oe kìman tspivang pot
I (recently)-intended to-kill them
(or any word order of this, such that kìman comes before tspivang in the sentence, with or without words in between)
or maybe
Oe karman tspivang pot
I was-intending to-kill them
(same deal with the flexible word order, karman needs somehow to come before tspivang)
in this situation,
- kan is a modal verb which means something like to intend to, aim to, have an objective or intention to
- <ìm> infix is a recent past tense. you could use <am> if you wanna talk about further back in time. "was going to" is handled by this kìman or karman or similar form of kan
- <arm> infix as Tìtstewan said has this sort of similar to "was <verb>ing" vibe. ongoing action in the past.
- tspivang (from tspang) is the kill part. it has <iv> infix inside because a modal verb such as kan was used.
- po is 3rd person singular animate gender-neutral. like singular they in English, it works on any person or pet animal etc. it has the -t ending because it's the thing to be killed (as opposed to the killer)
- tsat is a 3rd person singular inanimate. it technically means "that", but it functions a lot like "it" in many situations. it has a -t ending baked in so here it would also function as what's to be killed
Oe kìman tspivang pot
I (recently)-intended to-kill them
(or any word order of this, such that kìman comes before tspivang in the sentence, with or without words in between)
or maybe
Oe karman tspivang pot
I was-intending to-kill them
(same deal with the flexible word order, karman needs somehow to come before tspivang)
in this situation,
- kan is a modal verb which means something like to intend to, aim to, have an objective or intention to
- <ìm> infix is a recent past tense. you could use <am> if you wanna talk about further back in time. "was going to" is handled by this kìman or karman or similar form of kan
- <arm> infix as Tìtstewan said has this sort of similar to "was <verb>ing" vibe. ongoing action in the past.
- tspivang (from tspang) is the kill part. it has <iv> infix inside because a modal verb such as kan was used.
- po is 3rd person singular animate gender-neutral. like singular they in English, it works on any person or pet animal etc. it has the -t ending because it's the thing to be killed (as opposed to the killer)
- tsat is a 3rd person singular inanimate. it technically means "that", but it functions a lot like "it" in many situations. it has a -t ending baked in so here it would also function as what's to be killed
#2
Na'viteri - Frommer's blog / Re: Fleltrrä aylì’u Words for...
Last post by Toliman - Today at 02:05:46 PMTxantsan, good to know 
#3
Na'viteri - Frommer's blog / Re: Fleltrrä aylì’u Words for...
Last post by wm.annis - Today at 01:24:07 PMI asked Paul about what to do with a noun ("my father himself told me") and he came up with this as the best option:
Note that it doesn't turn into a pronoun (i.e., it's not oeyä sempulìl sko po).
He will post about this in the future.
Quote from: Karyu PawlOeyä sempulìl sko sempul oeru poleng.
Note that it doesn't turn into a pronoun (i.e., it's not oeyä sempulìl sko po).
He will post about this in the future.
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Beginners / Re: [For Beginners] FAQ (Pleas...
Last post by Torr te Moa Ekxtuaitan - Today at 12:53:17 PMI was trying to translate "I was going to kill them/it" but I just couldn't find how to say "was". 
#5
Beginners / Re: [For Beginners] FAQ (Pleas...
Last post by Tìtstewan - Today at 09:45:01 AMNa'vi handles time stuff differently than we do in English. While in English (and some other languages) use verbs in the tense one want to say plus various auxiliary verbs like following example:
I was eating.
Na'vi doesn't have auxiliary verbs. I Na'vi that sentence is:
Oe yarmom
Here, the infix <arm> carry the information of "was" or "were" and past tense. (more precisely, past and imperfective aspect)
What sentence do you want to be translated?
I was eating.
Na'vi doesn't have auxiliary verbs. I Na'vi that sentence is:
Oe yarmom
Here, the infix <arm> carry the information of "was" or "were" and past tense. (more precisely, past and imperfective aspect)
What sentence do you want to be translated?
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Science / Re: Space news topic and space...
Last post by Toliman - Today at 09:08:54 AMJupiter's Moon Io has been Volcanically Active for Billions of Years
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/jupiters-moon-io-has-been-volcanically-active-for-billions-of-years
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active place in the solar system. During its 1.8-day orbit, this moon is gravitationally squeezed by Jupiter, leading to volcanic eruptions larger than any on Earth today.
Io, Europa, and Ganymede are in an orbital configuration known as a Laplace resonance: For every orbit of Ganymede (the farthest of the three from Jupiter), Europa completes exactly two orbits, and Io completes exactly four. In this configuration, the moons pull on each other gravitationally in such a way that they are forced into elliptical, rather than round, orbits. Such orbits allow Jupiter's gravity to heat the moons' interiors, causing Io's volcanism and adding heat to the subsurface liquid ocean on icy Europa.
How long has Io been experiencing volcanic upheaval? In other words, how long have Jupiter's moons been in this configuration?
Two new studies from Caltech researchers measure sulfur isotopes within Io's atmosphere and determine that the moons have been locked in this resonant dance for billions of years. Europa's liquid ocean has long been considered a potential location for life to evolve, and understanding exactly how long these moons' orbits have been this way is crucial for characterizing its long-term habitability. The papers appear in the journals Scienceand JGR-Planets on April 18.
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/jupiters-moon-io-has-been-volcanically-active-for-billions-of-years
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active place in the solar system. During its 1.8-day orbit, this moon is gravitationally squeezed by Jupiter, leading to volcanic eruptions larger than any on Earth today.
Io, Europa, and Ganymede are in an orbital configuration known as a Laplace resonance: For every orbit of Ganymede (the farthest of the three from Jupiter), Europa completes exactly two orbits, and Io completes exactly four. In this configuration, the moons pull on each other gravitationally in such a way that they are forced into elliptical, rather than round, orbits. Such orbits allow Jupiter's gravity to heat the moons' interiors, causing Io's volcanism and adding heat to the subsurface liquid ocean on icy Europa.
How long has Io been experiencing volcanic upheaval? In other words, how long have Jupiter's moons been in this configuration?
Two new studies from Caltech researchers measure sulfur isotopes within Io's atmosphere and determine that the moons have been locked in this resonant dance for billions of years. Europa's liquid ocean has long been considered a potential location for life to evolve, and understanding exactly how long these moons' orbits have been this way is crucial for characterizing its long-term habitability. The papers appear in the journals Scienceand JGR-Planets on April 18.
