limbo Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Can anybody explain this subtle difference to me? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaimaisabai Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Hi limbo, You really need the experts on this, but my take is that "yuu" is a verb and "tie" is a preposition. So, "yuunai" means "where is it/are you" etc. but "tienai" just means "where". In some situations they are interchangeable, I think, and if there is a subtle difference then, I don't know what it is. In English, if I said "Nana Hotel is on soi 4", you might reply "Where?" or "Where is it?" - both statements mean exactly the same thing, just expressed in a different way. Hope I've got this right. Khwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Hi Limbo, ÃÂÙèä˹ Yuu Nai and ÃÂÙè·Õèä˹ Yuu Tee Nai are one and the same expression, the first one is a short form of the other meaning Where is (it/you/anything) or where does (someone) live. ·Õèä˹ Tee Nai is merely the the adverb Where without the verb To Be. Cheers Hua Nguu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickbuffalo Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 tie ·Õè is a noun juu ÃÂÙè is a verb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 ·Õè is a (pro)noun or a preposition. ·ÕèºéÒ¹ Tee Baan = at home. äÃèÃÕ·ÕèÃÂÙè Mai Mee Tee Yuu = Don`t have a place to stay in. Cheers Hua Nguu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Hi Sickbuffalo, excuse my ignorance as a non native speaker, but when does one use a noun or a verb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 very basically Limbo a verb is an action and a noun is an object or it's name. He has a shit. Shit is a noun He shit in the hall. Shit is a verb (Dirty dog !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmine Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 [color:"red"]He has a shit. Shit is a noun He shit in the hall. Shit is a verb (Dirty dog !) [/color] Good example using basic human needs, eh? :: :: Jasmine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 Figured EVERYONE could understand that one Was not so easy to think of a simple word at the time. Now it's easier. Walk ................ he will walk to the store....... walk is a verb He took that dirty dog for a walk to the store so it did not shit in the hall again. ............... walk is a noun OK mom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted December 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Thanks LHL, that makes a lot easier to understand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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