Difference between revisions of "Say"
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An optional <span style="color:#80A;font-variant:small-caps;">indirect object (COI)</span> (to whom it was said) is introduced with the operator/preposition "to". | An optional <span style="color:#80A;font-variant:small-caps;">indirect object (COI)</span> (to whom it was said) is introduced with the operator/preposition "to". | ||
| − | *<span style="color:#A08;"> | + | *<span style="color:#A08;">Boris</span> didn't say <span style="color:#0A8;">anything</span>. |
| − | *<span style="color:#A08;"> | + | *<span style="color:#A08;">Boris</span> didn't say <span style="color:#0A8;">anything</span> <span style="color:#80A;">to Lily</span>. |
Revision as of 21:16, 21 April 2020
Pronunciation
present tense: say: /seɪ/, rhymes with the letter A, & the words way, and weigh
- says: /sez/, rhymes with fez
past tense & past participle: said, /sed/, rhymes with bed
Semantics
The fourth most common verb in English (after the auxiliaries be, have, & do), it means speak or assert. (dire in French).
Syntax
Syntax requires a subject (S) and a direct object (COD), i.e. what is said. (ce qui est dit, ou ce qu'on dit) An optional indirect object (COI) (to whom it was said) is introduced with the operator/preposition "to".
- Boris didn't say anything.
- Boris didn't say anything to Lily.
