-eg and -et confusion
од NothingHere, 06. фебруар 2011.
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Језик: English
etala (Погледати профил) 15. фебруар 2011. 03.23.52
NothingHere:Also, I have one more related question: I often include -eg and -et in verbs(i.e. Ŝategas, etc.). Is that acceptable, or have I been doing things totally wrong?It's acceptable. As far as I know, any affix can be used as any part of speech as long as the new word is understood and makes sense.
RiotNrrd (Погледати профил) 15. фебруар 2011. 03.39.33
Overuse, however, can really turn it into a real verbal tic, so it's really best to only really use it where you really mean it. Verbal tics get annoying fast. Really fast.
It's a spice. Use it to accent things, but don't make it the full flavor.
NothingHere (Погледати профил) 15. фебруар 2011. 21.58.56
Kantoknabo (Погледати профил) 15. фебруар 2011. 23.12.09
Miland (Погледати профил) 15. фебруар 2011. 23.33.36
NothingHere:So basically, it's grammatically acceptable, but still sounds foolish if used too often?Yes, a bit like using the word "outstanding" for things which do not in fact stand out, till the word loses its meaning.
jchthys (Погледати профил) 17. фебруар 2011. 16.57.07
That's why I myself would use just eta for 'really small', otherwise there is a weird intuitive clash.
darkweasel (Погледати профил) 17. фебруар 2011. 16.58.36
jchthys:I guess that malgrandega means 'really tiny', but that really sounds awkward to me. Does malgrandeta really mean 'moderately small'?✓
ceigered (Погледати профил) 22. фебруар 2011. 01.22.28
Moderately really tiny