10moru
Finished work
Two more aspects, and they are a pair: ki closes a doing (complete, done, the tools set down), and te marks a doing that ceases. One is an arrival, the other a stopping. The storm from chapter seven left some work behind.
SceneI
pheralu to lepa.moru to lepa.phao moru nila.wheo moru nila.
| new word | say it | it means |
|---|---|---|
| moru | mo · ru | wall |
The rain fell, and part of the garden wall fell with it. The parent looks at the wall. The elder looks at the wall. In every language, this is how repairs begin.
SceneII
phao moru si shiroka.melu shua. melu moru si shiroka.lopia lo kerou kolua.lohau lo miona si nila.phao moru ki shiroka.
| new word | say it | it means |
|---|---|---|
| shiroka | shi · ro · ka | repair |
| kerou | ke · ro · u | stone |
| ki | ki | (before the verb: complete, done) |
Read the first and last lines against each other: si shiroka, the repairing still open; ki shiroka, the repairing closed. Same wall, same verb: the particle alone moves the work from underway to done. Between them: a friend who shows up, a child who carries stones, and a dog who supervises.
SceneIII
pheralu lepa.pheralu te lepa.howeli te shua.sileta keru loa.
| new word | say it | it means |
|---|---|---|
| te | te | (before the verb: it ceases) |
Rain falls. Rain stops falling. te marks cessation rather than completion: the rain has not finished a task; it is no longer falling. The wind ceases too, and the sun returns to the sky.
SceneIV
phao therilu.melu therilu.wheo therilu.lohau therilu.misheko rihe.misheko mua moru thalo.
| new word | say it | it means |
|---|---|---|
| therilu | the · ri · lu | rest |
Work complete, everyone rests, and the cat rises, crosses the yard, and walks along the top of the repaired wall, testing it. The wall holds. It has passed the only inspection that matters.