Macnerd Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Since isolating languages use no inflection & no helper words like modal verbs, how would an isolating language express a modal verb such as "I may dwell"? In the Arby's phrase "grass-fed beef", "grass" is a noun, "fed" is the past participle of the verb "feed". Participles can act as adjectives. Nouns can act as adjectives as in "apartment building". They are called attributive nouns. So, the phrase "grass-fed" is acting like an adjective & modifying the noun "beef". Since an isolating language uses no inflections & helper words, how would it express the Arby's phrase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnerd Posted September 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Is someone going to answer this post? I posted it more than 2 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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