Difference between revisions of "To"
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*Happy birthday to you! | *Happy birthday to you! | ||
| − | In French this notion ( <span style="color:darkred"> ⇒ </span> ) seems to be included in the verb <i>aller</i> or <i>venir</i>: | + | In French this notion ( <span style="color:darkred"> ⇒ </span> ) seems to be included in the verb <i>aller</i> or <i>venir</i>: |
| − | *She's going to China. | + | *She's going to China. -- <span style="color:darkblue">Je <u>vais</u> en Chine. </span> |
| − | *Welcome to France. | + | *Welcome to France. -- <span style="color:darkblue">Bien<u>venue</u> en France.</span> |
The most famous line from Shakespeare's <i>Hamlet</i> can also be understood in this light: | The most famous line from Shakespeare's <i>Hamlet</i> can also be understood in this light: | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 25 April 2013
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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.
- Happy birthday to you!
In French this notion ( ⇒ ) seems to be included in the verb aller or venir:
- She's going to China. -- Je vais en Chine.
- Welcome to France. -- Bienvenue en 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
1 Cf. Aktionsart
- 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...
Infinitivals
Combines with any number of verbs to introduce a complement or a predicate:
- She wants to [get some new shoes].
- "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 in rapid speech. (It loses it's "T-ness" if you like):
- want to → wanna'
- going to → gonna'
