Quenya
ec-
i can do it
ec-
verb. to have a chance of; may, can
Derivations
- √KE/EKE “may (be); have chance, opportunity or permission; it is open” ✧ VT49/20
Element in
- Q. ecë nin? “please, may I?” ✧ VT49/20
- Q. ecë nin care sa “I can do that” ✧ VT49/20
- Q. ecuva nin carë sa nöa “I ‘may’ do that tomorrow, I have a chance of doing that [tomorrow]” ✧ VT49/20
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √ek > eke [ek-] ✧ VT49/20 Variations
- eke ✧ VT49/34
ec- ("k") verb denoting an opportunity, with the one having the opportunity in dative: ecë nin carë sa "I can do it" (it-is-open for-me to-do it), ecë nin? "please, may I?", ecuva nin care sa noa "I may do [have a chance of doing] do that tomorrow". This construction is said to denote "have chance, opportunity or permission" (VT49:20, 34)