monsutatesu: Difference between revisions

Some cases of {{tp|monsutatesu}} are from using a word in a different [[part of speech]], then adapting that meaning back into the original part of speech. For example, {{pu}} defines {{tp|[[moku]]}} as a verb meaning "to eat". When used as a noun, it is interpreted as something that is eaten: "food". If this noun sense is used as a verb, it means "to be food", with the inverse relation of its definition. Compare {{tp|mi moku [[e]] ona}} ("I eat it") and {{tp|mi moku ona}} ("I am its food").