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Copula
All verbs are transitive in Arka.
Exist and die are also transitive, so they need the object.
Learners don't have to memorize which verbs are transitive and which ones are intransitive.
Then how should you make intransitive verbs?
You can make an intransitive verb if you put the transitive verb after colula as an adjective.
"an met ti" means "I drop you." How can you get "you fall down"?
1) Put "met" after the copula.
2) Make "ti" (you) the subject.
3) Then you get "ti et met," and it does mean "you fall down."
How can you express "you fell down"?
In "ti et met," the verb is "et," so you should make "et" past. I mean, you should use the past copula "at."
ti at met. = You fell down.
Then how can you express "you don't fall down"?
You should make "et" (be) "de" (be not).
ti de met. = You don't fall down.
What for "you didn't fall down"?
You should use "det." It is the past tense of "de."
ti det met. = You didn't fal down.
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