Difference between revisions of "Like"
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<h1>verb</h1> | <h1>verb</h1> | ||
| − | <p> | + | <p><i>aimer (bien)</i> --> <span style="color:darkred;">like</span>.<br> |
| − | <i>aimer (de l'amour)</i> --> <span style="color: | + | <i>aimer (de l'amour)</i> --> <span style="color:hotpink;">love</span></p> |
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| + | <h2>Verb + COD</h2> | ||
| + | <p>2 arguments (subject + predicate), "transitive"</p> | ||
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| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Infinitivals: He likes to read her tweets. (whenever it happens that she tweets)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Participials: He likes reading her tweets. (while he's reading them)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Other NPs: She likes her rabbit. She doesn't like cats.</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
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<h1>discourse marker</h1> | <h1>discourse marker</h1> | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 6 June 2013
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Comme
Sense verbs (verbs of perception)
However when associated with a sense verb the meaning is of the two words together (looks like) is more on dirait qu(e / 'il) :</p>
- looks like: avoir l'air de, on dirait qu'il
- (It) looks like rain. (On dirait qu'il va pleuvoir)
- That looks like everything. (On dirait que c'est tout.)
- He/It doesn't look like he's in much pain. (Il n'a pas l'air de souffrir trop.)
- She/It looks like she's getting better. (Elle a l'air d'aller mieux.)
- feels like: se sentir / on dirait de / notion de toucher
- It feels like silk but maybe it's synthetic.
- I feel like hell this morning.
- tastes like: avoir le/un gout de
- Do frog legs taste more like chicken or more like beef?
- smells like: avoir l'odeur de
- It smells like gas in here.
- It's smelling a bit like spring, at last.
- sounds like: avoir l'air de: (au téléphone)
- You sound like you're not feeling very well.
- It sounds like you've done all you can.
- Infinitivals: He likes to read her tweets. (whenever it happens that she tweets)
- Participials: He likes reading her tweets. (while he's reading them)
- Other NPs: She likes her rabbit. She doesn't like cats.
- child-like
- like-minded
etymology
verb
aimer (bien) --> like.
aimer (de l'amour) --> love
Verb + COD
2 arguments (subject + predicate), "transitive"
discourse marker
The comparative suffix -like
The associative prefix like-
