> Karsten Hilbert <karsten.hilb...@gmx.net> writes: > >ite is the -te form (in some uses like a gerundium) of aru > >(to go, to walk) > > This form, "行って", is written with two "t", as "itte", > in many transcriptions to convey the gemination (っ) of > the "t". There is, however, "ite", "居て", the -te form of > "居る" ("iru" - "to be"), which usually is transcribed "ite".
I stand corrected, thanks. Not the first time that ite/itte slipped :-/ At any rate, it, eh, is rather malleable to word play. Karsten -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list