14 Adjectives in Lao 331(27) khoojs daj0 puk2 hiiam
ISG ACHV build house
'I did/got to build a house.'
(28) khoojs da/0 naangi
ISG ACHV walk
'I did/got to walk.'
(29) ?khdojs daj0 mii2 pum4
ISG ACHV have book
?T did have a book.'
(30) ?khoojs daj0 suung3
ISG ACHV tall
?T was/got to be tall.'
The use of the pre-verbal achievement marker daj0 with stative verbs is somewhat
marked (29,30). Elicitation gets mostly negative responses, but these combinations
are considered acceptable with inchoative readings and with negation. They cer-
tainly occur in spontaneous speech.
All verbs may be directly marked (pre-verbally) by the progressive markers
kamlang2 and phuam2:
(31) khoojs kamlang2 phopi mam
ISG PROG meet 380
T am meeting him.'
(32) khoojs kamlang2 puk2 hiiam
ISG PROG build house
T am building a house.'
(33) khoojs kamlang2 naangi
ISG PROG walk
T am walking.'
(34) ?khdojs kamlang2 mii2 pum4
ISG PROG have book
T am having/getting (a) book(s).'
(35) ?khoojs kamlang2 suung3
ISG PROG tall
T am being/getting tall.'
Again, this marking is unusual with stative verbs, unless some kind of gradability
is construed (e.g. coming into possession of many books, getting tall).
All verbs may be used in combination with the post-verbal perfective marker
Ieew4 (elsewhere meaning 'finish'):