The preposition mló
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Nonpossessible genitive and the topics of stories, speeches and measurements
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[top]Uses of mló
One main meaning of mló is a genitive construction used with nonpossessible nouns. Nonpossessible nouns in Múlel include many abstract nouns as well as nouns referring to relationships between people (nouns denoting familiar relationships on the other hand are possessible).
sinófran mlómim sidófal the foundation of the house
bískå mlófit káste a type of tree
kíúå mlófit sikáste a part of the tree
kástesdån gámro a boy’s tree
mófia mlófsdån sigámro the boy’s teacher
nánisdån sigámro the boy‘s mother
Units of measurement (used rather loosely) are also nonpossessible:
pííron óskinfet mlómim stärsi ten fathoms of cloth
jlái néffit mlófit jíímri one bottle of juice
mídani mátrfit mlófit páésno five coins wort of copper
Sometimes whether mló is used or not depends on the exact meaning of a phrase:
snóstsi mlósdån gámro (someone else‘s) non-romantic love of a boy
snóstsisdån gámro mlótan dánesdån a boy‘s (non-romantic) love of his sister
sibláe mlótan sigía the girl‘s story (the story of the girl‘s life)
bláetan sigía the girl’s story (a story the girl made up and/or told)
The other main meaning of mló is about in the sense of having as topic:
bláe mlótan sigía a story about the girl
dónrel mlómim nämsi a law about commerce
górsi mlófit siklófa a text about the cat
sinófran mlómim lúkrsi the reason for the decision
Mló is also used with some verbs. The about meaning is most often the more helpful one to explain such usage.
múlsag mlótan sigía I talk about the girl
síksag mlótan díóla I help (someone) make food
ikéókúmsag mlómim, síksag mättan I agree to help her
Jríítfit bláel mlómim, kítmíntan. There is a story that implies that she is old. (more literally: A story implies about it, she is old.)
Kíttåästfit sibláe mätfit bláestig mlómim lópan. The story is different to your story in length.
Another use of mló is with age and illnesses:
Kítmim búátlel mlósdån. He has cold. (more literally: His cold exist.)
Kítmim dékan mlótan. She has fever. (more literally: Her fever exist.)
Iójlsag skóbuni tréskfet mlótan gía. I have a three year old girl. (more literally: I have three years of a girl.)
Kítsnúnlfit skóbuni mánfet mlósdån kómresag. My six year old brother is small. (more literally: Six years of my brother are small.)
[top]Some more examples of mló in use
Kítmim
be.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current-3SIThird person singular inanimate (person)
it búátlel
cold(sickness) mlósag.
mló-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I
I have a cold.
Kíttan
be.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current-3SFThird person singular feminine (person)
she sifébria
DEFDefinite
"the"-owner mlófit
mló-3SAThird person singular animate (person)
he/she/etc, not it sikitå.
DEFDefinite
"the"-dog
She is the owner of the dog.
Síkstig
help.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current-2SSecond person singular (person)
addressee (you) mätsag
DATDative (case)
indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I mlómim
mló-3SIThird person singular inanimate (person)
it ikrésmsag
PRESPresent tense (tense)
current-build-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I dófal
house. jáffit
new-3SAThird person singular animate (person)
he/she/etc, not it
You are helping me build a new house.
Enämsag
PASTPast tense (tense)
action occurred before moment of speech-pay-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I sifréte
DEFDefinite
"the"-horse mídani
coin-PLPlural (number)
more than one/few fástfet
two-3PAThird person plural animate (person)
they mlófit
mló-3SAThird person singular animate (person)
he/she/etc, not it. páésno.
copper
I paid two coins of copper for the horse.
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