lertan quetë
I can speak, I am free to speak
Variations
- lerta[n] quete ✧ PE17/160; VT41/06
lerta-
can
pol-
can
pol- (1) vb. "can" = have physical power and ability, as in polin quetë "I can speak (because mouth and tongue are free)". Cf. ista-, lerta- as verbs "can" with somewhat different shades of meaning. (VT41:6, PE17:181)
pol-
verb. can
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kab-
verb. can, I can
Derivations
- ᴹ√KAB “to be able, capable”
Derivatives
- ᴹQ. kav- “to be able”
Element in
- ᴹ✶kabinjē antāsa “I can give it” ✧ PE22/092 (
ni-kabi antā-t(ĕ)); PE22/092
lerta- vb. "can" in the sense "be free to do", being under no restraint (physical or other). Lertan quetë "I can speak (because I am free to do so, there being no obstacle of promise, secrecy, or duty)". Where the absence of a physical restraint is considered, this verb can be used in much the same sense as pol- (VT41:6)