Difference between revisions of "To"

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(Directional marker: towards)
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*to<u>ward</u>, to<u>wards</u> = <i>vers</i>, <i>en direction de</i>
 
*to<u>ward</u>, to<u>wards</u> = <i>vers</i>, <i>en direction de</i>
 
**He moved towards<the door, step by step.  He wanted to leave.<br>
 
**He moved towards<the door, step by step.  He wanted to leave.<br>
more metaphorically:
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***It's getting towards sundown. (<i>vers</i>)
***It's getting towards sundown.
 
 
***<u>Towards</u> sundown, she came and asked if we needed help.
 
***<u>Towards</u> sundown, she came and asked if we needed help.
  

Revision as of 10:27, 25 April 2013

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.

Combines with "in" and "on"

  • into:
  • 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.
    • Z is on to SO / STH -- vient du sens continuative de on, notion de découverte...
      • I think you're on to something here.

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'

modality of "to"

Modality#Modality_of_to