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| − | *ju:stə</span> V | + | *regular verb in the present and the past, as a clitic (used-to-V), the past tense marker -d is pronounced "t" by assimilation. |
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| + | ==clitic /ju:stə/== | ||
| + | *<span style="color:darkgreen;">ju:stə</span> V | ||
| + | *<span style="color:darkgreen;">dɪdn<sup>t</sup>ju:stə</span>/ V | ||
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| + | ===semantics=== | ||
| + | <span style="color:darkblue;">used to V</span> is translated with the imperfect in French. It is a nostalgic tense marker, it recalls the way things once were.<br> | ||
| + | *When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike every day. | ||
| + | *We used to live in Bourg. | ||
| + | *I used to know him well, but it's been a long time since I've seen him. | ||
| + | *I used to believe in Santa Claus when I was a kid. | ||
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| + | It can precede both state verbs (<i>know, think</i>) and action verbs (<i>run, walk</i>) -- unlike "would", which implies a series of events, not states: | ||
| + | (<span style="color:maroon;">*</span> = incorrect) | ||
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| + | *When I was a kid, I would ride my bike every day. | ||
| + | *<span style="color:maroon;">*</span>We would live in Bourg. (future in the past = OK, but nostalgic imperfect = njet) | ||
| + | *<span style="color:maroon;">*</span>I would know him well, but it's been a long time since I've seen him. (concession = OK, but nostalgic imperfect = njet) | ||
| + | *<span style="color:maroon;">*</span>I would believe in Santa Claus, when I was a kid. | ||
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| + | ==lexical verb | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 5 January 2014
brouillon
Verb
morphology
- regular verb in the present and the past, as a clitic (used-to-V), the past tense marker -d is pronounced "t" by assimilation.
clitic /ju:stə/
- ju:stə V
- dɪdntju:stə/ V
semantics
used to V is translated with the imperfect in French. It is a nostalgic tense marker, it recalls the way things once were.
- When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike every day.
- We used to live in Bourg.
- I used to know him well, but it's been a long time since I've seen him.
- I used to believe in Santa Claus when I was a kid.
It can precede both state verbs (know, think) and action verbs (run, walk) -- unlike "would", which implies a series of events, not states: (* = incorrect)
- When I was a kid, I would ride my bike every day.
- *We would live in Bourg. (future in the past = OK, but nostalgic imperfect = njet)
- *I would know him well, but it's been a long time since I've seen him. (concession = OK, but nostalgic imperfect = njet)
- *I would believe in Santa Claus, when I was a kid.
==lexical verb
