Lesson 2
VERBS
A verb is a word that denotes an action.
An action can be directed towards an object. When there is a direct object associated with an action it is called a 'transitive verb'. So the essential characteristic of a transitive verb is the presence of an object. An object can be a stated noun or an inferred one.
Intransitive verb is the one that indicates an act without referring to an object. In a sentence with an intransitive verb the sense is complete without an object.
There are also verbs which may be either transitive or intransitive depending on the context.
An important fact to be noted is that the verbs take the gender of the subject as against the adjective which takes the gender of the object. In this aspect Cutchi differs from Hindi and some other languages.
Auxiliary verbs typically help express grammatical tense, aspect, mood, and voice. They typically appear together with a main verb. The auxiliary is said to "help" the main verb. The auxiliary verbs form a closed class, i.e., there is a fixed, relatively small number of them.
Adverbs qualify the verbs. They are used to describe the manner in which an act is performed.
In this lesson we will see some verbs of each of these categories and how the adverbs qualify the verbs by means of small sentences.
We will start with the auxiliary verbs as they are among the most frequently occurring verbs in the language. Click here
An action can be directed towards an object. When there is a direct object associated with an action it is called a 'transitive verb'. So the essential characteristic of a transitive verb is the presence of an object. An object can be a stated noun or an inferred one.
Intransitive verb is the one that indicates an act without referring to an object. In a sentence with an intransitive verb the sense is complete without an object.
There are also verbs which may be either transitive or intransitive depending on the context.
An important fact to be noted is that the verbs take the gender of the subject as against the adjective which takes the gender of the object. In this aspect Cutchi differs from Hindi and some other languages.
Auxiliary verbs typically help express grammatical tense, aspect, mood, and voice. They typically appear together with a main verb. The auxiliary is said to "help" the main verb. The auxiliary verbs form a closed class, i.e., there is a fixed, relatively small number of them.
Adverbs qualify the verbs. They are used to describe the manner in which an act is performed.
In this lesson we will see some verbs of each of these categories and how the adverbs qualify the verbs by means of small sentences.
We will start with the auxiliary verbs as they are among the most frequently occurring verbs in the language. Click here