120 CHAPTER 3. MORE GRAMMARjective , to emphasise that this is merely an impression:”It seems Kimiko wants to leave.””It seems Kimiko wants to leave.”Important to note is that the that comes after a generally
does not mean the same thing as one that comes after a. Normally,
following a expresses a form of hearsay, implying the informa-
tion’s been read somewhere or has been told to the speaker by someone,
and following a expresses the concept of something ”being at
the point of ...” or ”seeming to be ...”. While generally two different things,
due to the nature of both can be used, but they carry different nu-
ance:”It seems Kimiko wants to leave (I know this because she for instance
told us, or someone else told me).””It seems Kimiko wants to leave (this is my impression, because she’s
giving off all the signs of someone who’d want to leave).”The negative form for is a normal verb negative, being either
or
Desiring a particular state:Unlike the previous two desirative forms, there is also the ’desire for some-
thing to be in a particular state’ that was previously hinted at. For instance
”I want this door to be red” cannot be expressed with the previous two
forms, because they cannot express this state, but can only express verb
actions or processes. To express a state desirative, the form paired with