Possessions are generally diminished by possession.
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Possessions are generally diminished by possession.
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In Lúthnaek:
Évðomar brukak oft tremintsk ort évan.
[ˈe:vðɔm:ar 'bru:kak ɔf:t 'tʰr̥ɛmɪn̥:tsk ɔr̥:t 'e:van]
Possessions.PL tend.P.PL often diminish.INF of owning.SG.
Sorry for not posting a translation again, but I'm not sure what you mean... acquiring something and keeping it as a possession makes it be worth less? Do I understand this correctly?
Aluax uf uxi 'estojud́ d-aluf
[ɑːluːɑːʒ uːf uːʒiː ʔɛstoʊjuːð d ɑːluː]
Owned-things be-always usually destroyed from own-always.
Naönsjenás mebíkgravún postál dhás posetínál
Things become unimportant after they are owned
Usteŋetoɕiɕt ƕöxtäs ѥiffen pifʑeð ÿ usteŋetoɕiɕt, å!
Usteŋetoɕiɕt ʍøxtœs kxiɸ:en piɸʑeð y usteŋetoɕiɕt, ɞ!
Any items owned| are |made worthless |by |Neg phrase start marker |Any items owned, not|
Items owned are made worthless by items not owned
Bæsitten erþ alghemijn aff bæsitte geklejnt.
/bæsɪtɛn erθ alxəmain af bæsɪtə gɛkleint./
Possessions are generally by possession diminished.
(Stigveldela)
Eigelur er almend tafelu jenom eigeheld
Material goods are generally devalued through ownership.
Arabic Script: فٗسفُ گِدیٗعَل ذٖكَنِش گِدیٗاكِعَ عٖیُعٖذٖمُگ
Hebrew Script: גָּספֻ גִדיָאַל דֵּכַנִש גִדיָעכִאַל אֵיֻאֵדֵּמֻג
(Josfu gidyoal ðekaniš gidyo-kial eyueðemug.)
[ˈd͡ʒosfu ˈɟidjo̞.ɐl ˈðekɐniʃ ˈɟidjo̞ˌci.ɐl ˌejuˈeðe̞muç]
Mainly possessions by possession diminish-be.
Avar male-ma avar
owning makes owning bad
Fem nomishis femaris inone.
[ fem nɔ.mi.ʃis fe.maː.ris i.nɔː.ne ]
Possession will often possessions diminish.
Tuptade c̣avi imaṣona men tubanu.
[tuptadɛ caʋi imaɕɔna mɛn tubanu]
thing.heldpl+nom usually 3rd.sing+diminish+pass+3rd.sing with hold+pres.pcp+gen
"Things held usually are diminished by holding."