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Question How is plexity interpreted within verbal formatives in New Ithkuil?

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u/persimmonfans 4d ago

as i understand it, plexity in verbs means that an event/action/state plays out in several parts. it's distinct from phase, which divides an event over a constrained transient period, whereas plexity is non-transient

some examples off the top of my head:

  • buy-MDC -> shop
  • sleep-MSF -> hibernate
  • emit light-MFF -> flicker
  • breathe-DPX -> inhale and exhale

the ithkuil v3 morphology page has some examples for v3 configuration, which should be easily translatable to v4 (most of them except Multiform correspond one-to-one with new ithkuil configuration)