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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.

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-jute-reddit

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?

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Aluax uf uxi 'estojud́ d-aluf

[ɑːluːɑːʒ uːf uːʒiː ʔɛstoʊjuːð d ɑːluː]

Owned-things be-always usually destroyed from own-always.

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Naönsjenás mebíkgravún postál dhás posetínál
Things become unimportant after they are owned

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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

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Bæsitten erþ alghemijn aff bæsitte geklejnt.

/bæsɪtɛn erθ alxəmain af bæsɪtə gɛkleint./

Possessions are generally by possession diminished.

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(Stigveldela)

Eigelur er almend tafelu jenom eigeheld

Material goods are generally devalued through ownership.

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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.

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Avar male-ma avar

owning makes owning bad

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Fem nomishis femaris inone.
[ fem nɔ.mi.ʃis fe.maː.ris i.nɔː.ne ]
Possession will often possessions diminish.

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chrsevsreddit

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."