SYNTAX

pE "only"  follows a noun.

Noun+ pE

bmaska;pE kYn\eta\ e`patt\ty\"  I can speak Burmese only.

qUpE qity\"   He is the only one who knows.

Note:  When a post-position follows a noun, pE comes after the post-position.

Aim\mHapE kYn\eta\ enmy\"  I will stay only at home.

A`Ps\kuierak\ "to become"  follows a noun.

Noun+ A`Ps\kuierak\

qU kYn\eta\.SraA`Ps\kui erak\pfty\"  He became my teacher.  (Literal Translation:  He reached to (the status of) being my teacher.)

dImuikersINuic\cMA`Ps\kui qUtui> erak\Kjc\enpfty\"   They want (their country) become a state of Democracy.  (Literal Translation:  They want their country reach to (the status of) being a state of Democracy.

Note: This is an example of wordiness caused by an attempt to be very formal.  See below the simple version of the two sentences mentioned above.

qU kYn\eta\.Sra `Ps\lapfty\"  He became my teacher. 

qUtui> dImuikersINuic\cM `Ps\Kjc\enpfty\"   They want (their country) become a state of Democracy.