Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Lexember 12th: korëm, "persona, role"


Derived from kor person, korëm /ˈko.rəm/ is role, persona. It can shade into personality. Like other forms of adornment, the usual verb for taking on a role is relo carry, bear.

Ton në vura korëm si relat no?
2SG TOP what role ACC bear.INF be.PFV
What role will you play?

A particular role can be specified with lës like, as,

Atta lës korëm si relësto.
atta lës korëm si rel-ëst-o
father as role ACC carry-INCH-PFV
He started to act as a father.

Ronuin lës vë korëm në ëtótarin no so.
aristocrat as ATTR role TOP degenerate be.PFV ASSEV
The personality of the aristocrat is degenerate.

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