perform, carry out) usually takes its place as a transitive operator; and either gene or habe do for the passive construction. Thus with scholo (instruction) we have:
| acte scholo Y de Z | = teach Y about Z |
| gene scholo de Z | = learn Z, study Z (= get instruction about Z) |
| gene scholo ex Y | = be taught by Y (= get instruction from Y) |
Thus the formula for acte couplets is: X performs the action on Y. If an amplifier stands for an action (see p. 19) and its product, we can use either date or acte; e.g. with vesto (covering) we can use:
| acte vesto Y | = cover Y | date vesto Y | = cover Y |
For the special class of verbs which signify acts of human communication, we can always replace (464) acte by (468) dicte (say, tell, express) as a transitive operator in the sense defined above. The formula is: X communicates the message to Y. Thus with monito (counsel, advice, warning) we have:
| dicte monito Y | = warn Y, advise Y |
| habe (or gene) monito ex Y | = be warned by Y, be advised by Y |
In conformity with the rule of priority (p. 36) the analytical resolution of verbs prescribed above involves a departure from the customary English word-order, as illustrated by the use of the qualifier mega (much, big):
| gene mega credito ex Y | = borrow heavily from Y (i.e. get a big loan from Y) |
| date mega credito Y | = lend Y a lot |
In the last it would be equally consistent with the transitive use of date as an operator— though longer— to say:
date credito Y de mega re = give a loan of much to Y
This would be the normal construction when there are two objects:
date credito Y de Z = lend Z to Y
In an operative construction (480) tene (keep, conserve) is also transitive, i.e. a tene amplifier couplet signifies conserving the state specified by the amplifier on behalf of Y (the object which follows):
tene immuno Y = guard Y, protect Y (keep Y safe)