SYNTAX

tE. is a quotation marker that follows a noun or a sentence.

Noun+  tE.

qU>namv\ emac\emac\ tE."  His name is called "Maung Maung.".

df bmalui saAup\ tE."   This is called saAup\ in Burmese. 

Sentence+  tE.

qUlamy\ tE."  He said that he will come. (Literally:  It is said that he will come.)

nk\`Pn\Kc\bja; lamla; tE."   (Someone) asked if you are coming tomorrow.

qtE. "it is said that" follows a verb.

qUwqtE."  It is said that he is fat.

dIen> Sra mN[el; qQa;qtE."   It is said that the teacher went to Mandalay today.

Notes:  If the quotated statement is in future tense qtE.  is replaced with mtE.   like in following sentences.

nk\`Pn\ mui;RQamtE."  It is said that it will rain tomorrow.

qU kYn\eta\.Aim\mHa Tmc\;sa;mtE."   It is said he will eat at my house.

qmJ "all/ as much as/ as many as" follows a Verb.

kYn\eta\qiqmJ e`papfmy\"  I will tell you all what I know.

Sraem;qmJ kYn\eta\ e`PNuic\ty\"   I can answer all the teacher asks. 

m  Verb qmJ with  m before the Verb means "until" or "so long as."

dIsaAup\ Pt\m`pI;qmJ mna;BU;"  I won't take a break until I finish reading this book.

qU me`paqmJ kYn\eta\ myuMBU;"   I will not believe so long as he does not tell me. 

qliu "like/as" follows a verb.

qUer;qlui er;pf"   Write like he does.

cfe`paqlui lup\' cflup\qlui mlup\nE>"     Do as I said.  Don't do as I do.

qelak\ "as much as" follows a verb.

qUqiqelak\ kYn\eta\ mqipfBU;"   I don't know as much as he does.

qU e`paqelak\ dIsaAup\ mKk\pfBU;"   This book is not as much difficult as he said

rc\; "while" follows a verb.

lm\;qQa;rc\; eS;lip\meqak\r"   Do not smoke while you are walking in the street.

(Note:  It is a common reminder in the villages in Burma as a precaution against fire hazard)

Tmc\;sa;rc\; ska;e`pamy\"     We will talk while we are eating.