48.2. ĆEȽ ‘suggest,’ ÁȻE ‘urge,’ ȻE¸E ‘expect,’ ȻE¸Í¸E ‘realize,’ WO¸ ‘wonder’
Models
| 1) | YÁ¸ ĆEȽ SW̱. | ‘Go ahead.’ |
| 2) | YÁ¸ SW̱ ÁȻE! | ‘Go ahead!’ |
| 3) | YÁ¸ SW̱ ȻE¸E. | ‘Oh, you’re going soon.’ |
| 4) | YÁ¸ SW̱ ȻE¸Í,E. | ‘I just realized you’re going.’ |
| 5) | YÁ¸ WO¸ TŦE NE SĆÁ¸ĆE¸. | ‘I wonder if my friend went.’ |
‣ 1 The speech act modifiers in this set are less common than any of those in §48.1. In fact, only the particles in model 1 and model 5 are regularly used by the youngest L1 speakers. The others are understood in context, but are not a regular part of their fluent usage.
‣ 2 Review the ĆE command marker covered in §3.1. In models 1 and 2 here, we have two new imperative-like speech act modifiers. The difference among ĆE, ĆEȽ, and ÁȻE is not entirely one of degree. ĆE makes the statement a command that is a little stronger than YÁ¸ SW̱ without any imperative marker. ĆEȽ makes it more of a suggestion—the speaker is encouraging the listener to act. ĆEȽ is often translated with ‘should.’ ÁȻE is strong, expressing urgency—the speaker is urging the listener to act.
‣ 3 The particle ȻE¸E in model 3 is difficult to translate directly into English. It is used when the speaker wants to let the listener know that something is expected to happen soon.
‣ 4 In model 4, the speaker uses the ȻE¸Í¸E particle to let the listener know that they just realized something or just remembered it.
‣ 5 The WO¸ speech act modifier, shown in model 5, allows the speaker to express a speculation about the statement. Sentences with this particle are often translated with ‘I wonder’ or ‘it seems like.’
 | YÁ ĆEȽ SW̱ IȽEN. | ‘You should eat.’ |
 | IȽEN SEN ȻI¸E. | ‘I expect I’ll eat.’ |
| IȽEN SW̱ ÁȻE! SQȺ Ȼ EN¸ S¸EWE S IȽEN. | ‘Eat! You have to eat.’ |
| SȻOTI WO¸ SW̱. | ‘You seem crazy.’ |
| 48.2A. Translate into English. 1. ȻENET ĆEȽ SW̱. 2. ȻENET SW̱ ȻI¸E. 3. QENET SEN ȻE¸Í,E. 4. IȽEN SW̱ ÁȻE! | 48.2B. Translate into SENĆOŦEN 1. You should take the canoe. 2. I urge you to look at your canoe! 3. You’ll soon see it. 4. I wonder if he knows it. |