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Lenielestel
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on: December 18, 2014 11:04
So...I find a word for "answer" in my dictionary, but not one for "question, ask, etc."

I want to say "Ask so-and-so..."

So far, my solution is to reword the sentence as "Speak to so-and-so..."

(Bonus question! In the above sentence, would it be better to use carfa- or ped- for "speak"?)

Any other suggestions? Have I failed in dictionary-using and there actually is the word I want? (I would be ever so happy...)
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on: December 19, 2014 03:24
No, there's no verb for 'to ask', it's one of the gaps in Sindarin's vocabulary that has frustrated me the most over the years!

For 'speak', use ped-.
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on: December 19, 2014 08:52
thank you! I do so love living on the other side of the world from you! It's fantastic to ask a question at night and know that it may be answered in the morning!
one more little question: what is the difference between ped - and carfa-? They both seem to mean speak, talk in the dictionary, & I can't catch the subtle difference. Is there one? Thanks!
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on: December 19, 2014 11:23
Ped- is 'to say and to speak', Carfa- is just 'talk'.



[Edited on 12/19/2014 by Galadivren]
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on: February 09, 2015 04:59
carfach=you talk?
Lynk
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on: February 10, 2015 01:49
Sasanoah, look up the grammar rules for A-Stem Verbs here:

http://sindarinlessons.weebly.com/16---verbs-present-tense.html
De andelu ervenin! Mabo i grist hen. It's dangerous to go alone! Take this sword!
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