Am 06.07.2017 um 03:53 schrieb nIqolay Q:
I would interpret the difference in meaning to be that {ghet} is a much more specific word, implying that someone is intentionally playing a specific role or behaving as if some counterfactual situation were true. Whereas {Da} is much more broad, and while it can include some of the concepts of {ghet}
Yes; Remember the phrase {nepwI' Daba'} "he behaves like a liar" (TKDA). This is certainly not intentional, and also not only pretending.
Personally, I'm more curious about how {lIl} is different from {Da} and {ghet}.
The verb lIl was released for the action of a magician. You know, magicians cannot do "real" magic, they do tricks. So they cannot say that are magicicians (or "sorcerer", if you prefer), but they do what magicians do. When my 6 year old daughter moves like a magician she has seen before, I'd use {Da}. When I see actors playing a magician like Harry Potter, I suggest {ghet}, and a magician standing on stage does not only "pretend" to be a magician, he "impersonates" him. Yes, he may also {Da} a magician, but when on stage, it's his job to create the illusion of being a true magician, he does the job of a magician. BTW, did you know there is a big flight simulator in the French city of Lille? -- Lieven L. Litaer aka Quvar valer 'utlh Grammarian of the KLI http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/Actor