Proposed Definition of ba'e
- ba'e (BAhE)
- Emphasize next word. Forethought emphasis indicator. Indicates that next word is especially emphasized or emphatic. For grammatical purposes, "ba'e" marks the following word but does not change its nature. (The construct behaves just as the marked word by itself.) Multiple BAhE cmavo may be used in succession, and they combine to mark the next non-BAhE word.
See also za'e, .ui, Magic Words.
- Keywords: Emphasize next word, emphasize next.
Examples of ba'e Usage
- le lisri cu ba'e pu zdile
- The story WAS amusing.
- .oisai mi bilga le nu ba'e ca cliva
- Dammit, I need to leave NOW.
The following examples are intended to illustrate interactions of ba'e with other words of special grammatical effect, and hence may be pathological.
- mi cusku ba'e si la'e di'u
- I said emphasis, no, the referent of the previous thing I said.
- ko pensi me'o depsna bu .e me'o ba'e bu
- Think about "hesitation sound", and the emphasis letter.
- lo nu ciksi lo ba'e zei se zei cinmo cu nandu
- Explaning the emphasis-emotion is difficult.