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==Combines with "in" and "on"== | ==Combines with "in" and "on"== | ||
| − | *into: (inchoative< | + | *into: (inchoative<sup>1</sup> particle: marks a beginning) (marque le point où un "<u>in</u>térieur" commence à être franchi) |
** come into / go into / run into (STH)= <i> (r)entrer dans </i> | ** come into / go into / run into (STH)= <i> (r)entrer dans </i> | ||
** turn into, change into = <i> (se) transformer en </i> | ** turn into, change into = <i> (se) transformer en </i> | ||
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** vient du sens continuatif de <i>on</i>, notion de découverte d'une bonne piste... | ** vient du sens continuatif de <i>on</i>, notion de découverte d'une bonne piste... | ||
***I think you're <u>on to</u> something here. | ***I think you're <u>on to</u> something here. | ||
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=VP junction // infinitivals= | =VP junction // infinitivals= | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 25 April 2013
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[hide]Preposition
Destination marker
If there is one sign that symbolizes the word "to" it is an arrow. ( ⇒ )
- I'm going to the store
- Give it to your brother.
In French this notion ( ⇒ ) seems to be included in the verb aller or venir: Je vais en Chine. Bienvenue en France.
- She's going to China.
- Welcome to France.
The most famous line from Shakespeare's Hamlet can also be understood in this light:
- To be or not to be: that is the question?
For Hamlet at this moment of the play, "being" is a still a destination, or an objective that is not fully realized.
Directional marker: towards
- toward, towards = vers, en direction de
- He moved towards<the door, step by step. He wanted to leave.
- It's getting towards sundown. (vers)
- Towards sundown, she came and asked if we needed help.
- He moved towards<the door, step by step. He wanted to leave.
Combines with "in" and "on"
- into: (inchoative1 particle: marks a beginning) (marque le point où un "intérieur" commence à être franchi)
- come into / go into / run into (STH)= (r)entrer dans
- turn into, change into = (se) transformer en
- change into warmer clothes = aller mettre, aller enfiler
- look into, delve into = étudier de plus près
- run into SO = croiser QQN
- onto:
- The destination physically supports (or holds up) the "subject" of the sentence, keeps it from falling.
- Should we move the computer onto the desk?
- There's no way you're going to be able to put the iPad onto your unlimited plan with verzion.
- The destination physically supports (or holds up) the "subject" of the sentence, keeps it from falling.
- be on to:
- vient du sens continuatif de on, notion de découverte d'une bonne piste...
- I think you're on to something here.
- vient du sens continuatif de on, notion de découverte d'une bonne piste...
VP junction // infinitivals
Combines with any number of verbs to introduce a complement:
- "When purchasing life insurance, there are a few specific questions that you're not going to want to forget to ask." §
phonetic reduction
There are two principle verbs where the [t] loses its "obstruent" nature (It's T-ness if you like):
- want to → wanna'
- going to → gonna'
