The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you.
Posted: 17 Apr 2018 00:37
This line from a Slipknot song has some nice ambiguity. (I mean, like, not, like, nice nice. Pretty unnice, actually - some may even say "very sad" - but the ambiguity is neiß!!!!)
The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you.
Swahili
GERUND INTERPRETATION:
Jambo pekee nimelolipenda lilikuwa kukuumiza.
jambo peke-e ni-me-lo-li-pend(a) li-li-ku-w(a) ku-ku-umiz(a)
abstract.thing(CL5) uniqueness-GEN.3S 1S-PRF-CL5.REL-CL5-love CL5-PST-EXT-be INF/GER(CL15)-2S-hurt(TR)
The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you. (ie. ... I loved the process of hurting you ... to hurt you).
PAST CONTINUOUS INTERPRETATION:
Jambo pekee nimelolipenda lilikuwa likikuumiza
jambo peke-e ni-me-lo-li-pend(a) li-li-ku-w(a) li-ki-ku-umiz(a)
abstract.thing(CL5) uniqueness-GEN.3S 1S-PRF-CL5.REL-CL5-love CL5-PST-EXT-be CL5-SITU-2S-hurt(TR)
The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you. (ie. ... the thing I loved was in the process of hurting you).
(Neutral past continuous form.)
Jambo pekee nimelolipenda lilikuwa linakuumiza.
jambo peke-e ni-me-lo-li-pend(a) li-li-ku-w(a) li-na-ku-umiza
abstract.thing(CL5) uniqueness-GEN.3S 1S-PRF-CL5.REL-CL5-love CL5-PST-EXT-be CL5-PRES-2S-hurt(TR)
The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you. (ie. ... the thing I loved was in the process of hurting you).
(Past continuous formed with present is more temporally vivid, maybe used in storytelling more to really "put" the listener "in" that time.)
I don't know how to do grey ... so, I guess it will be GREY...P!
The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you.
Swahili
GERUND INTERPRETATION:
Jambo pekee nimelolipenda lilikuwa kukuumiza.
jambo peke-e ni-me-lo-li-pend(a) li-li-ku-w(a) ku-ku-umiz(a)
abstract.thing(CL5) uniqueness-GEN.3S 1S-PRF-CL5.REL-CL5-love CL5-PST-EXT-be INF/GER(CL15)-2S-hurt(TR)
The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you. (ie. ... I loved the process of hurting you ... to hurt you).
PAST CONTINUOUS INTERPRETATION:
Jambo pekee nimelolipenda lilikuwa likikuumiza
jambo peke-e ni-me-lo-li-pend(a) li-li-ku-w(a) li-ki-ku-umiz(a)
abstract.thing(CL5) uniqueness-GEN.3S 1S-PRF-CL5.REL-CL5-love CL5-PST-EXT-be CL5-SITU-2S-hurt(TR)
The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you. (ie. ... the thing I loved was in the process of hurting you).
(Neutral past continuous form.)
Jambo pekee nimelolipenda lilikuwa linakuumiza.
jambo peke-e ni-me-lo-li-pend(a) li-li-ku-w(a) li-na-ku-umiza
abstract.thing(CL5) uniqueness-GEN.3S 1S-PRF-CL5.REL-CL5-love CL5-PST-EXT-be CL5-PRES-2S-hurt(TR)
The only thing I've ever really loved was hurting you. (ie. ... the thing I loved was in the process of hurting you).
(Past continuous formed with present is more temporally vivid, maybe used in storytelling more to really "put" the listener "in" that time.)
I don't know how to do grey ... so, I guess it will be GREY...P!