Trurian word of the day: gönre

gönre (noun): person, individual; face.

alwer nedhá ne-gönr-a yuluchon
river.ADV they.FEM their-person-ACC.PL wash.PERF.PAUS
“they washed themselves in the river”

Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_007_goenre_example

In addition to its basic meaning, gönre is also used standardly to form reflexive constructions, as the object of the verb to be made reflexive, with a possessive suffix referring to the relevant agent (as in the example above). The noun mawch ‘body’ is used similarly, but often implying that the head or face is not directly involved in the reflexive action.

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