Lesson 6: Dative-Stative Constructions:


Wanting, Not-Wanting; Sufficing, not-Sufficing

 

Lesson 6-1: Dative-Stative ØÂᣠand ؽÔâ£
(it is) wanted ØÂá£
(it) is not wanted. غԣ .
`suffice, be enough, (it) will do' ؽÔâ£
`be insufficient, be not enough' ؽԻÔâ
`cooked rice' ¶Ô»£

`yogurt, curds' »¿Õç
`butter milk' ؾÔç
 

 

6-2: Conversation Nucleus:
1.a. Do you want some (cooked) rice? Ëõ´ë¡Þ« ¶Ô»£ ØÂá¾Ô?
b. No, (thanks), this is enough. ØÂý¹Ô£, Éâ ؽÔâ£.
c. Have you got enough yogurt? Ëõ´ë¡Þ¢ »¿Õç ؽÔâ¾Ô?
d. No, it's not enough (and I'd like some more!). ؽԻÔâ.
e. Do you want some buttermilk? Ëõ´ë¡Þ ؾÔç ØÂá¾Ô?
f. No, (thanks), this will do. ØÂý¹Ô£, ؾÔç ؽÔâ£.

 

6-3: Variations:
2. Do you want (cooked) rice? ¶Ô»£ ØÂá¾Ô?
a. Do you want some coffee? Ëõ´ë¡Þ¡ ´Ô¤½Õ ØÂá¾Ô?
b. I don't want coffee. ÍÆ¡Þ¡ ´Ô¤½Õ ØÂý¹Ô£.
c. I want milk. ÍÆ¡Þ¤ ½Ôè ØÂá£.
d. Have you got enough tea? Ý Ø½Ôâ¾Ô?
e. Don't you have enough tea? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Ý Ø½Ô»Ô»Ô?
f. Don't you want coffee? Ëõ´ë¡Þ¡ ´Ô¤½Õ ØÂý¹Ô¾Ô?

 

6-4: Chain questions:
3.a. Do you want this book? Éÿ»¤ äöÓ»´£ ØÂá¾Ô?
b. No, I don't; I want that book. ØÂý¹Ô£, Çÿ»¤ äöÓ»´£ ØÂá£.
c. Do you want this? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Éâ ØÂá¾Ô?
d.Do you want this pen? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Éÿ»¤ ؽÆÔ ØÂá¾Ô?
e. Do you want this table? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Éÿ» ؾ׶ ØÂá¾Ô?
f. Do you want this pencil? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Éÿ»¤ ×½¨¶Õè ØÂá¾Ô?
g. Do you want this paper? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Éÿ»¤ ؽ¤½¯ ØÂá¾Ô?
h. Do you want this piece of chalk? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Éÿ»« ¶Ô¡½ÖöÓ ØÂá¾Ô?
i. Do you want this (cooked) rice? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Éÿ»« ¶Ô»£ ØÂá¾Ô?
j. Do you want this yogurt? Ëõ´ë¡Þ Éÿ»¢ »¿Õç ØÂá¾Ô?