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Feelings in three parts
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The gap
One English emotion word (anxious, resentful, proud) hides three things: which need is at stake, where the feeling sits or what it points at, and how it moves. A single label can be a judgment in disguise. Agazan names the three parts in one word.
The forms
Start from a thanks and sorry words from Thanks and sorry that say why: th + sake + tha (met) or thu (unmet) + its ending. Keep that whole word, then add a locus and a motion ending. Put it after the English clause the feeling is about, like any other drop-in. On its own, with no clause, it says how you feel right now.
The word now has two -l / -m / -r slots: the ending from Thanks and sorry that say why stays in the middle, and the motion ending goes last.
thulo | thu | r | ao | r |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| competence | unmet | for now | over the room (locus) | surging (motion) |
Pick a locus from this menu. (This is in a cheat sheet at the end)
| Locus | Meaning |
|---|---|
a | mine, held inside |
ao | the atmosphere of the situation |
uo | I can't place where it comes from |
o | aimed at someone |
oe | turning to someone for comfort |
ue | pushing back |
e | felt on someone's behalf |
u | moving off (avoiding, hiding) |
ua | out of fight: giving up |
ae | using yourself to placate |
| Motion | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -l | still, muted, numb |
| -m | flowing, steady |
| -r | surging, in waves |
The motion endings are the settled-to-passing scale applied to water: still water is lasting (-l), a current is the default (-m), and a wave is right now (-r). Motion is not strength. Strong but steady anger is flowing.
Examples
We shipped the draft
thulothamar.
The review is tomorrowthulothuraor.
He rewrote my memothahuthumuem.
My sister got laid offthahuthulem.thulothuruol, and I can't say why.
| Drop-in | What it says | Instead of | The three parts |
|---|---|---|---|
thulothamar | a rush of I pulled it off, kept to myself | proud | competence met; held inside; surging |
thulothuraor | can I measure up? hanging over everything, in waves, for now | anxious | competence at stake for now; over the room; surging |
thahuthumuem | a steady push back at losing my say, while it can still change | objecting | autonomy unmet; pushing back; flowing |
thahuthulem | a steady ache on her behalf: her say was taken for good | upset for her | autonomy unmet for good; on her behalf; flowing |
thulothuruol | a quiet can I handle this? from nowhere I can point to | uneasy | competence at stake for now; can't place it; still |
Practice
Build the feeling word from the parts in the note.
1. My friend remembered my favorite song. (relatedness met, default ending; held inside; surging)
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My friend remembered my favorite song thanathamar.
2. The meeting ran two hours over. (autonomy unmet, default ending; pushing back; flowing)
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The meeting ran two hours over thahuthumuem.
3. How you feel right now, with no clause. (purpose unmet, default ending; held inside; still)
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thamethumal.