Question about using adverbs with adjectives
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ururimi: English
irugudrokalkanumoj (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 23 Ruheshi 2007 20:20:50
mnlg (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 23 Ruheshi 2007 21:02:29
If you mean something like "I saw Toy Story the way I see black eyes", then "mi rigardis Toy Story nigrokulece" might be a good , although not very clear, translation (I would have a hard time understanding what you mean, but grammatically it would be correct), and its expanded form would perhaps be "mi rigardis Toy Story [sam]kiel [mi rigardas] nigrajn okulojn".
In general I would suggest you to be extensive and clear especially at first. The aim should be to understand and be understood. Style will come with fluency, don't worry
Kwekubo (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 23 Ruheshi 2007 22:39:21
irugudrokalkanumoj:For example, if how would one say "I saw Toy Story black eye-ly? Would "black" remain an adjective, become an adverb, attach to "eye", or do something else entirely? Thanks to anyone who knows the answer.I must say I have no idea what that sentence means! Do you mean your eye was bruised when you were watching Toy Story?
irugudrokalkanumoj (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 23 Ruheshi 2007 23:47:52
mnlg:"nigrokule" is perfectly acceptable, but in other cases you might just expand the adverb into a full complement, e.g., "per nigraj okuloj", if you mean to say that you saw it with black eyes; or "tra nigraj okuloj", if you want to emphasize that you had to see it through black eyes.thanks! And to answer Kwekubo's post, I didn't mean anything in particular by the sentence. I was curious about the concept and I was too lazy to think about a better example.
If you mean something like "I saw Toy Story the way I see black eyes", then "mi rigardis Toy Story nigrokulece" might be a good , although not very clear, translation (I would have a hard time understanding what you mean, but grammatically it would be correct), and its expanded form would perhaps be "mi rigardis Toy Story [sam]kiel [mi rigardas] nigrajn okulojn".
In general I would suggest you to be extensive and clear especially at first. The aim should be to understand and be understood. Style will come with fluency, don't worry