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a verbal word
As opposed to...?
Non-verbal. Picky-picky!
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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So much a verb, there is no word for it.
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<<Liebe, Geliebte, Liebling, lieben, null >>
The German also distinguishes between "Ich liebe dich" and "Ich hab' dich lieb." Each can be translated, "I love you," [I hear arguments brewing emoticon] but they have different senses, as in, I love you like none other, and I love you as a dear friend--only stronger.
Argue as you may, this makes for a lovely little turn in the trial scene of "The Marriage of Maria Braun." Asked to describe the difference in her feelings toward her husband and the general Ms. Braun says she has killed, she answers, "Ich liebe meinen Mann" but "Ich hab' [den General] lieb'." When the military court asks for a translation, Ms. Braun's attorney answers, "She says she loves her husband, but she loves the General."
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French has even less differentiation, with aimer being both 'love' and 'like'.
Except that the French use 'aimer bien' for 'like' in cases where they think there will be problems. So at the tender age of thirteen, when I told a French exchange partner 'J'aime ton oncle' (intending to say 'I like your uncle') I was promptly corrected. 'J'aime bien ton oncle' is the correct French for this. Quite why 'loving well' should mean a more lukewarm feeling than 'loving' remains a mystery to this day.
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Quite why 'loving well' should mean a more lukewarm feeling than 'loving' remains a mystery to this day.
Perhaps because it sustains a modifier.
Just a guess.
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