Re: Mir ist kalt -- How to analyze this sentence?
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 18, 2007, 17:46 |
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You sure it's an adjective? Isn't "kalt" the nominative form of the
noun "cold" as well? I would interpret it as literally "cold is to
me".
I mean, what other words can you drop into the slot occupied by "kalt"
in that sentence?
On 6/18/07, Carsten Becker <carbeck@...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The topic already says it all. How do I analyze the sentence
> "Mir ist kalt"? That's German for "I feel cold", and breaks
> down into 1sg.DAT is cold. But what is the subject in this
> sentence? "Kalt", despite it's an adjective?
>
> Thanks,
> Carsten
>
> --
> "Besonvenyonangang ayena nudeng inunsegasyéna."
> -- Segakáryo Litayarim
>
> Pinena, Sintung 2, 2316 ya 12:08:00 pd
> Monday, June 18, 2007 at 07:21:56 pm
>
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>