The Dailies. May 24, 2022

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New Beldreni word: fofolu

A verb meaning: 'to fall in love'

Etymology is a bit murky but probably from the dialectal West Beldreni word fola, 'sudden gust of wind' - another brand new word.

Used with the all-purpose reflexive pronoun suke and, when specifying the object of one's affections, the preposition o, 'to'.

As a verb whose stem ends with -u in present tense neutral style, fofolu belongs to the third conjugation table of verbs:

Present tense (polite, neutral, familiar): fofolya, fofolu, fofola
Past tense perfective (=preterite): fofols, fofolus, fofolas
Past tense imperfective: fofolti, fofoluti, fofolati

A-tes kere o baen suke fofolus. I have fallen in love with you.
Lao o kere suke fofoluddi. You will fall in love with her.
Glanti tesem o suke fofolunan o kateti go? Why did I have to fall in love with that person? (note: the "I" isn't specified here and depending on context the sentence could refer to someone else)