To

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Preposition

Destination marker

  • I'm going to the store
  • Give it to him.

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.
    • Towards sundown, she came and asked if we needed help.

Combines with "in" and "on"

  • into: [into]
  • onto:
    • Z put A onto B -- B takes on the role of supporting A, the subject of the sentence no longer keeps it from falling. B assure le soutien (physique ou abstrait) de A, Z n'a plus à l'assurer.
      • Now, let's put the iPad onto the table with the screen facing down/
      • 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