3.2. FURTHER INFLECTIONS 101
original verb meaning joined verb meaningwrite rewrite
do redo, do over- ’Crowd’, ’fill up’, ’go into’, ’enter’ This verb helps create com-
pound verbs that calls forth a mental image of something going into some-
thing else, such as something being filled up, something entering some-
thing else, or even something being invested in something else. Examples
of this are:
original verb meaning joined verb meaningenter go into (someone’s) house/room
roll, wind become involved/entangled in- ’Cut’ Used in compounds, can mean anything from cuĴing
physically to cuĴing conceptually, such as cuĴing off someone’s speech,
cuĴing a meeting short, or doing nothing but that one thing (which can be
thought of as cuĴing off any other option). A few examples are:
original verb meaning joined verb meaningsay declare, assert
understand to fully understand- ’Come out’ When used in compounds, indicates something of
the inverse of , signifying something is going or coming out of some-
thing else. This can be objects from a container, words from a mouth, or
even thoughts from a cloudy mind:
original verb meaning joined verb meaningthink to suddenly remember
say to break the ice (ie, to start talking)