SYNTAX
Kuic\; "to ask to do" is used as a verb particle following a verb or a normalized verb with prefix A.
Verb+ Kuic\;
| verb | Kuic\; |
| to ask to do |
| ask to verb |
qU kYn\eta\.kui laKuic\;ty\" He asks me to come.
qUtui>kui Tuic\Kuic\;pf" Ask them to sit..
Normalized Verb+ Kuic\;
| normalized verb | Kuic\; |
| to ask to do |
| ask to verb |
qU kYn\eta\.kui AlaKuic\;ty\" He asks me to come.
qUtui>kui ATuic\Kuic\;pf" Ask them to sit..
mui> "because/ being" follows a noun.
Noun+ mui>
| noun | mui> |
| because/ being |
| because (someone) is a noun/ being a noun |
ekjac\;qa;mui> qU saPt\ty\" Because he is a student, he reads.
Satamui> qU sa;eqak\Suic\ qQa;ty\" Being hungry, he went to the restaurant..
la"to become" is used as a verb particle to show the continuation of the the preceding verb.
Verb+ la
| verb | la |
| to become, to be getting |
| verb+ ing |
qU wlaty\" He is getting fat..
kYn\eta\ na;lv\la`pI" I am understanding.
qQa; "already" is used as a verb particle to show the completion of the the preceding verb.
Verb+ qQa;
| verb | qQa; |
| already |
| already verb |
kYN\eta\ emaqQa;`pI" I already got tired..
kYn\eta\ mHa;qQa;ty\" I made a mistake.
lQn\; "too much" follows a verb.
Verb+ lQn\;
| verb | lQn\; |
| too much |
| verb too much |
dIsaAup\ Kk\lQn\;ty\" This book is too difficult.
dIAtn\;mHa ekjac\;qa; mja;lQn\;ty\" There are too many students in this class.
`pI; "after/ finishing" follows a verb as verb particle. It functions as a connecting element between two sentences.
Verb+ `pI;
| verb | `pI; |
| after/ finishing |
| after someone verbs |
Tmc\;sa;`pI; kYn\eta\ekjac\;qQa;my\" I will go to school after I finish eating rice.
mui;RQa`pI; enqamy\" The sun will shine after the rain.
`pI; "after" is also used between two nouns.
Noun+ `pI; +Noun
| noun | `pI; | noun |
| after |
| noun after noun |
dIsaAup\`pI; huisaAup\ kYn\eta\ Pt\my\" I will read that book after this book.
pEKU;`pI; rn\kun\erak\my\" You will reach to Yangon after Bago.
`pI; "after" is also used between numeral (one) classifiers.
Numeral Classifier+ `pI; + Numeral Classifier
| numeral (one) classifier | `pI; | numeral (one) classifier |
| after |
| one after another / noun after noun |
ts\eyak\`pI; ts\eyak\lapf" Please come one after another.
kYn\eta\ saAup\ ts\Aup\`pI; ts\Aup\ Pt\my\" I will read book after book.
SuitE. "who/which is called" follows a name.
| name | SuitE. |
| who/ which is called |
| who/ which is called name |
"mN[el;"SuitE.#mi> By\mHalE" Where is the city called "Mandalay.".
"emac\emac\" SuitE. ekjac\;qa; etQ>>PU;qla;" Have you ever met a student called "Maung Maung".