I did it..
I did it..
I've been wondering how other people's conlang's handle the word "Because" in a phrase with a dependent clause.
Lỏhondla
Su làphalo lonalalảho su nu lándlalololả, su aphilolololả.
1ST.SING reason have-PRES.IMP.SING.1ST.THEMAT-DIR-BREAK 1ST.SING 3RD.SING do-PAST.PER.SING.1ST.THEM-DIR, 1ST.SING want-PAST.PER.SING.1ST.THEMAT-DIR
I did it because i wanted to. (Lit, I have a reason i did it, i wanted to.)
Lỏhondla
Su làphalo lonalalảho su nu lándlalololả, su aphilolololả.
1ST.SING reason have-PRES.IMP.SING.1ST.THEMAT-DIR-BREAK 1ST.SING 3RD.SING do-PAST.PER.SING.1ST.THEM-DIR, 1ST.SING want-PAST.PER.SING.1ST.THEMAT-DIR
I did it because i wanted to. (Lit, I have a reason i did it, i wanted to.)
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Re: I did it..
Ngäliv Ëra
Khosuam nog, mu nashu khoh na rë na.
[kˣɔsʷam nɔx mɯ nasˠɯ kˣɔh na re na]
kho-thua ma na o kho mu na-thua kho o na rë na
COND-act PFV arg1 c1 arg2 COND CONJ DEO-act COND arg2 c1 PST DEO
I did it because I wanted to (do it).
Khosuam nog, mu nashu khoh na rë na.
[kˣɔsʷam nɔx mɯ nasˠɯ kˣɔh na re na]
kho-thua ma na o kho mu na-thua kho o na rë na
COND-act PFV arg1 c1 arg2 COND CONJ DEO-act COND arg2 c1 PST DEO
I did it because I wanted to (do it).
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.
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griuskant (without the conscript)
aesk ara vezh aesk skuya.
/'esk 'ara vəʒ 'esk 'skuja/
1SG do-V because 1SG want-V
aesk ara vezh aesk skuya.
/'esk 'ara vəʒ 'esk 'skuja/
1SG do-V because 1SG want-V
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Yélian
Vat yireyai vigo yivareyai.
[vɐt ɕɨˈɾeːʃaɪ̯ ˈviːxɔ̈ ɕɨʋɐˈɾeːʃaɪ̯]
DEM PST-do-1SG because PST-VOL-do-1SG
I did it because I wanted to do it.
Caelian
Rar Dyong sirussing byol sirussingbeil.
[ɾah dʲɔŋ ʒiruˈʃiŋ bʲɔl ʒiruʃiŋˈbɛɪ̯l]
1SG.NOM DEM.ACC PST-do.1SG>3SG because do.1SG>3SG-VOL
I did it because I wanted to do it.
Ular
我由为得想前去得做有。
Lăn phárnùng tā ãw pājlhù tā lhó jù.
1SG because TOP want therefore TOP do PST
Because I wanted it, I did it.
Bath'aso
Spħezt ishtib khek tozob.
[spˤɛzt ˈiʂtib kʰɛk ˈtʌzɔb]
because want=1SG.ABS PERF do=1SG.ABS
Because I wanted it, I did it.
Vat yireyai vigo yivareyai.
[vɐt ɕɨˈɾeːʃaɪ̯ ˈviːxɔ̈ ɕɨʋɐˈɾeːʃaɪ̯]
DEM PST-do-1SG because PST-VOL-do-1SG
I did it because I wanted to do it.
Caelian
Rar Dyong sirussing byol sirussingbeil.
[ɾah dʲɔŋ ʒiruˈʃiŋ bʲɔl ʒiruʃiŋˈbɛɪ̯l]
1SG.NOM DEM.ACC PST-do.1SG>3SG because do.1SG>3SG-VOL
I did it because I wanted to do it.
Ular
我由为得想前去得做有。
Lăn phárnùng tā ãw pājlhù tā lhó jù.
1SG because TOP want therefore TOP do PST
Because I wanted it, I did it.
Bath'aso
Spħezt ishtib khek tozob.
[spˤɛzt ˈiʂtib kʰɛk ˈtʌzɔb]
because want=1SG.ABS PERF do=1SG.ABS
Because I wanted it, I did it.
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
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Sarana
Sidhmir nemes azgan õzmaghor.
[ˈsiðmir ˈne̞me̞s ˈɑzgɑn ˈɨzmɑʁo̞r]
do-1SG.PERF DIST-ACC because want-1SG.PERF-SUBR
I did it because I wanted to.
Sidhmir nemes azgan õzmaghor.
[ˈsiðmir ˈne̞me̞s ˈɑzgɑn ˈɨzmɑʁo̞r]
do-1SG.PERF DIST-ACC because want-1SG.PERF-SUBR
I did it because I wanted to.
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Swahili
Nilifanya kwa sababu nilitaka (kufanya hivyo).
ni-li-fany(a) kwa sababu ni-li-tak(a) (ku-fany(a) hivyo)
1S-PST-do INST cause(CL9)1S-PST-want (INF(CL15)-do DEM.MED.CL8)
I did it because I wanted (to do so).
Nilifanya kwa sababu nilitaka (kufanya hivyo).
ni-li-fany(a) kwa sababu ni-li-tak(a) (ku-fany(a) hivyo)
1S-PST-do INST cause(CL9)1S-PST-want (INF(CL15)-do DEM.MED.CL8)
I did it because I wanted (to do so).
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific, AG = agent, E = entity (person, animal, thing)
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Setasutic
I did it because I wanted to.
Pokuf kü pokufcot.
/poˈkuf ky po.kufˈʈʂot/
poku-f kü poku-f-cot
do-1SG.PST because do-1SG.PST-want
I did it because I wanted to.
Pokuf kü pokufcot.
/poˈkuf ky po.kufˈʈʂot/
poku-f kü poku-f-cot
do-1SG.PST because do-1SG.PST-want
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Lonmai Luna
se lim alor pole se daler lim alor.
1.SG do that.NEUT.PRON because 1.SG want do that.NEUT.PRON
I did it because i wanted to.
se lim alor pole se daler lim alor.
1.SG do that.NEUT.PRON because 1.SG want do that.NEUT.PRON
I did it because i wanted to.
I prefer to not be referred to with masculine pronouns and nouns such as “he/him/his”.
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Géarthnuns
Sí lé, vaçte sí lé hereçkeveçö (ba dravnath) üraf sho, hereçkeveçö hedravnath.
1SG-NOM AUX.PAST, because 1SG-NOM AUX.PAST thus (PTCL do) want PTCL, thus do-CONCL
I did it because I wanted to.
Japoné語
私 oué j'ga l'au 為ta parce que j'ga 欲cchitéta l'au 為rë.
Ouétachi oué j'ga l'au chita parce que j'ga hocchitéta l'au sourë.
1SG TOP 1SG=NOM 3SG=ACC do-PAST because 1SG=NOM want-PROG.PAST 3SG=ACC do-INF
I did it because I wanted to.
Sí lé, vaçte sí lé hereçkeveçö (ba dravnath) üraf sho, hereçkeveçö hedravnath.
1SG-NOM AUX.PAST, because 1SG-NOM AUX.PAST thus (PTCL do) want PTCL, thus do-CONCL
I did it because I wanted to.
Japoné語
私 oué j'ga l'au 為ta parce que j'ga 欲cchitéta l'au 為rë.
Ouétachi oué j'ga l'au chita parce que j'ga hocchitéta l'au sourë.
1SG TOP 1SG=NOM 3SG=ACC do-PAST because 1SG=NOM want-PROG.PAST 3SG=ACC do-INF
I did it because I wanted to.
☯ 道可道,非常道
☯ 名可名,非常名
☯ 名可名,非常名
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Gondolan
Mir vasêl kliöt ornsêl.
/mĩɹ̠ ˈva.sɛʟ ˈkli.əθ̠ ˈo̜ɹ̠n.sɛʟ/
[1ST.ABS.SING do-PAST.ACT TEL.because desire-PAST.ACT]
I did it because I wanted to.
Gondolan, being a pro-drop language, can reduce the above sentence to...
Vasêl kliöt ornsêl.
/ˈva.sɛʟ ˈkli.əθ̠ ˈo̜ɹ̠n.sɛʟ/
[ do-PAST.ACT TEL.because desire-PAST.ACT]
I did it because I wanted to.
Mir vasêl kliöt ornsêl.
/mĩɹ̠ ˈva.sɛʟ ˈkli.əθ̠ ˈo̜ɹ̠n.sɛʟ/
[1ST.ABS.SING do-PAST.ACT TEL.because desire-PAST.ACT]
I did it because I wanted to.
Gondolan, being a pro-drop language, can reduce the above sentence to...
Vasêl kliöt ornsêl.
/ˈva.sɛʟ ˈkli.əθ̠ ˈo̜ɹ̠n.sɛʟ/
[ do-PAST.ACT TEL.because desire-PAST.ACT]
I did it because I wanted to.
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Poswa:
Tobi tobopombi.
deed-1P.PAST deed-1P-ACC-Ø-1P-LOC-1P.PAST
I did it because I wanted to do it.
This is the kind of construction that I love Poswa so much for. I mean, it sounds like i literally just quoted Shakespeare, even down to the syllable rhythm, but I didnt pick the root /tob-/ on purpose or the length of the words. I could do the same thing with any verb: pupupi pupupopombi "i looked behind it because i wanted to look behind it." .... i could say that -_-p-_mb-_ is a verb suffix where all three vowels are commonly the same, and tense is marked only on the outermost of the three. But the persons can change, too: tobi tobopembul "i did it because you wanted me to do it", etc.
Poswa does not have a standalone word for "because", so it must always come attached to some verb.
Tobi tobopombi.
deed-1P.PAST deed-1P-ACC-Ø-1P-LOC-1P.PAST
I did it because I wanted to do it.
This is the kind of construction that I love Poswa so much for. I mean, it sounds like i literally just quoted Shakespeare, even down to the syllable rhythm, but I didnt pick the root /tob-/ on purpose or the length of the words. I could do the same thing with any verb: pupupi pupupopombi "i looked behind it because i wanted to look behind it." .... i could say that -_-p-_mb-_ is a verb suffix where all three vowels are commonly the same, and tense is marked only on the outermost of the three. But the persons can change, too: tobi tobopembul "i did it because you wanted me to do it", etc.
Poswa does not have a standalone word for "because", so it must always come attached to some verb.
Makapappi nauppakiba.
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Re: I did it..
Silvish handles "because" much like English does. The phrase it uses is pa s' ke, which is pa "by" plus a subordinator.
Silvish
Jh' l' e feâ pa s' ke jh' lo voli ffèrï.
[ʒləˈfjɛː pa.ske.ʒlo.vo.liˈfɛ.ʁi]
1S.NOM 3S.ACC have.1S do-PST_PTCP by PRO SBRD 1S.NOM 3S.ACC.M want-IPF-1S do-INF
I did it because I wanted to.
Romanglic
Ego's desire caused ego's action.
Silvish
Jh' l' e feâ pa s' ke jh' lo voli ffèrï.
[ʒləˈfjɛː pa.ske.ʒlo.vo.liˈfɛ.ʁi]
1S.NOM 3S.ACC have.1S do-PST_PTCP by PRO SBRD 1S.NOM 3S.ACC.M want-IPF-1S do-INF
I did it because I wanted to.
Romanglic
Ego's desire caused ego's action.
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Atili:
So vosed, vahyus.
So vose-d vah-yus
it want-CVB.CAUS do-1.INAN.PFV
"Wanting it, I did it."
Atili makes use of one of its converbs to achieve this meaning. It does also have a word kwan "because," but it is not used when the subordinate and matrix clauses have the same subject.
So vosed, vahyus.
So vose-d vah-yus
it want-CVB.CAUS do-1.INAN.PFV
"Wanting it, I did it."
Atili makes use of one of its converbs to achieve this meaning. It does also have a word kwan "because," but it is not used when the subordinate and matrix clauses have the same subject.
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Θrūvaṛvāma / Thurvic
Suθâfrahin suθágiquṭ.
[suˈθɑːɸrɑxin suˈθɑʁiqutʼ]
1SG.SUBJ>INAN.INDEF.OBJ-do-N.FUT-PRF 1SG>INAN.INDEF.OBJ-want-N.FUT-PLUPRF
"I did it because I wanted to."
Suθâfrahin suθágiquṭ.
[suˈθɑːɸrɑxin suˈθɑʁiqutʼ]
1SG.SUBJ>INAN.INDEF.OBJ-do-N.FUT-PRF 1SG>INAN.INDEF.OBJ-want-N.FUT-PLUPRF
"I did it because I wanted to."
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itota itiko
ilaki moni taja tasa isa tasiti taja tasa isa.
['iɫäkʲi 'ɱonʲi 'tajä 'tasä 'isä 'tasʲɪtʲi 'tajä 'tasä 'isä]
Me wanting (the) action was causing me doing (the) action.
NM, VM and ADJM = noun marker, verb marker and adjective/adverb marker.
NOUNIF = nounification particle, it makes the previous sentence a noun (for example: I sleep -> the act of me sleeping)
The language is primarily head-initial, and the word order is VSO. There is no present tense, and past imperfect is commonly used instead.
ilaki moni taja tasa isa tasiti taja tasa isa.
['iɫäkʲi 'ɱonʲi 'tajä 'tasä 'isä 'tasʲɪtʲi 'tajä 'tasä 'isä]
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ilak-i mon-i taj-a tas-a isa tasi-ti taj-a tas-a isa
cause-VM[PST;IPRF] want-VM[PST;IPRF] I-NM action-NM NOUNIF do-one;VM I-NM action-NM NOUNIF
NM, VM and ADJM = noun marker, verb marker and adjective/adverb marker.
NOUNIF = nounification particle, it makes the previous sentence a noun (for example: I sleep -> the act of me sleeping)
The language is primarily head-initial, and the word order is VSO. There is no present tense, and past imperfect is commonly used instead.
216 always explains everything. ilaki onito itota ti ji ji ti akina itota ma. 216 всегда всё объясняет.
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Paatherye
ओकु यज़ कीसू जा खीते दयोठी.
Ēku yas kīsū jā khīte dayēthī.
[ok jas ˈkiːsuː d͡ʒaː xiːt ðaˈjosiː]
1SG.NOM AUX.AOR.1SG do.PP 3SG.FEM.ACC because want.OPT.IPF.1SG
I did it because I wanted to.
ओकु यज़ कीसू जा खीते दयोठी.
Ēku yas kīsū jā khīte dayēthī.
[ok jas ˈkiːsuː d͡ʒaː xiːt ðaˈjosiː]
1SG.NOM AUX.AOR.1SG do.PP 3SG.FEM.ACC because want.OPT.IPF.1SG
I did it because I wanted to.
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
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Pazmat
Pazmat's genitive often has an ablative sense, and also a sense of "because". It prefers to place the dependent clause before the main clause, so here it uses a participle (an infinitive would NOT be used because the sentence is about a specific instance of wanting)
śrayērratātra śrēvyī
do-DESI-PTCPL.PST.ACT-ATHEM-GEN do-PERF-1S
(lit. "from having wanted to do it, I did it")
Pazmat's genitive often has an ablative sense, and also a sense of "because". It prefers to place the dependent clause before the main clause, so here it uses a participle (an infinitive would NOT be used because the sentence is about a specific instance of wanting)
śrayērratātra śrēvyī
do-DESI-PTCPL.PST.ACT-ATHEM-GEN do-PERF-1S
(lit. "from having wanted to do it, I did it")
Nūdenku waga honji ma naku honyasi ne ika-ika ichamase!
female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL
Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu.
boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL
Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu.
boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
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Basque
Nahi nuelako egin nuen.
/nai nu.elako egin nu.en/
nahi-∅ n-∅-u-en-lako egi-n n-∅-u-en
desire-ABS.INDF 1SG.ERG.3.ABS-SG.ABS-have-PST-because do-PP 1SG.ERG.3.ABS-SG.ABS-AUX-PST
I did it because I wanted to.
Nahi nuelako egin nuen.
/nai nu.elako egin nu.en/
nahi-∅ n-∅-u-en-lako egi-n n-∅-u-en
desire-ABS.INDF 1SG.ERG.3.ABS-SG.ABS-have-PST-because do-PP 1SG.ERG.3.ABS-SG.ABS-AUX-PST
I did it because I wanted to.
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Rireinutire
sikimu teñekiva siñi hii netekiva:
/ˈsikimu ˈteŋekivɑ ˈsiŋi hiː ˈnetekivɑ/
siki-mu teñe-ki-va siñi hii nete-ki-va ||
this-ACC do-PST-SENS because that.CONJ want-PST-SENS ||
I did it because i wanted to.
Translation challenge 95/100
sikimu teñekiva siñi hii netekiva:
/ˈsikimu ˈteŋekivɑ ˈsiŋi hiː ˈnetekivɑ/
siki-mu teñe-ki-va siñi hii nete-ki-va ||
this-ACC do-PST-SENS because that.CONJ want-PST-SENS ||
I did it because i wanted to.
Translation challenge 95/100
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3SDL
C^²b´c¥£u´^²
(my action indicated by mind of me...)
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(my action indicated by mind of me...)