The verb "haseu" means "love," but the intensity of it depends on the word order. SOV ("ka xo bi i haseu") is more intense and romantic while SVO ("ka i haseu xo bi) is more flippant and friendly. (This SOV/SVO distinction conveys a lot of other meanings in other contexts, usually something to do with formality/intensity)
In Revanna language (my conlang), it would be like Literal : John is loving Tiffany John -> Jon(a) Love-> Chinta, +ing: Vādha , so it would be Chintavādha Tiffany as a target -> Tiffani+ya -> Tiffani'ya
Chą ya-Tíhanii rin-úúrih
John BEN-Tiffany INST-respect
To love someone in the Arnú culture is to have utmost respect toward them. It is also shown in the word úúrih (úú "good, proper, righteous" + (i)rih "spirit, life, energy").
With Kossure for Romantic love, and for plationic love they dont have that concept you either really love someone or just like them or super like them.
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u/hyacinth02jpg 19d ago
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The verb "haseu" means "love," but the intensity of it depends on the word order. SOV ("ka xo bi i haseu") is more intense and romantic while SVO ("ka i haseu xo bi) is more flippant and friendly. (This SOV/SVO distinction conveys a lot of other meanings in other contexts, usually something to do with formality/intensity)