Expressing permission, possibility, ability and preparedness in spoken Tibetan with special attention to the secondary verb chog
2014
Abstract
The paper deals with the different uses and meanings of the verb chog ("be allowed", "can", "be ready") in spoken Tibetan. As a modal verb, it is mainly used for expressing permission, and sometimes possibility.
As an aspectual verb, it is used to express preparedness. Chog is discussed from a syntactic and a semantic point of view.
It is also compared to other verbs or verbal endings that have a similar meaning, such as nyan, thub, 'grig, rgyu.byung or rtsis byed.