The Verb (man )
1. The
Verb (man )
"mien"
Occurs after a Subject.
When the verb (man )
occurs after a subject, it can be conveniently translated "to have".
a. Affirmative Sentence with Verb (man )
Example:
Affirmative
Sentence with Verb (man ) |
| Subject |
+ |
(man ) |
+ |
Object |
|
| xj7? |
|
man |
|
sm,
m#Ur |
|
| I |
|
have |
|
sour soup |
|
| eyIg |
|
man |
|
m>Ubq9aBaj'[ |
|
| We |
|
have |
|
delicious food |
|
| xj7? |
|
man |
|
luy |
|
| I |
|
have |
|
money |
|
| Kat' |
|
man |
|
Lan |
|
| He |
|
has |
|
a car |
|
| BYkeK |
|
man |
|
sm,
karI |
|
| They |
|
have |
|
curry |
|
|
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b. Negative Sentence with Verb (man )
| Subject |
+ |
min |
+ |
man |
+ |
Object |
+ |
eT |
|
Example:
Negative
Sentence with Verb (man ) |
| Subject |
+ |
min |
+ |
(man ) |
+ |
Object |
+ |
eT
. |
| xj7? |
|
min |
|
man |
|
sm,
m#Ur |
|
eT
. |
| I |
|
do not |
|
have |
|
sour soup. |
|
|
| eyIg |
|
min |
|
man |
|
m>Ubq9aBaj'[ |
|
eT
. |
| We |
|
do not |
|
have |
|
delicious food. |
|
|
| xj7? |
|
min |
|
man |
|
luy |
|
eT
. |
| I |
|
do not |
|
have |
|
money. |
|
|
| Kat' |
|
min |
|
man |
|
Lan |
|
eT
. |
| He |
|
do not |
|
has |
|
a car. |
|
|
| BYkeK |
|
min |
|
man |
|
sm,
karI |
|
eT
. |
| They |
|
do not |
|
have |
|
curry. |
|
|
|
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c. Interrogative Sentence with Verb (man )
| etI |
+ |
Subject |
+ |
man |
+ |
Object |
+ |
b/eT / |
|
Example:
Negative
Sentence with Verb (man ) |
| etI |
+ |
Subject |
+ |
(man ) |
+ |
Object |
+ |
b/eT / |
| etI |
|
G6k |
|
man |
|
sm,
m#Ur |
|
b/eT / |
| Do |
|
I |
|
have |
|
sour soup. |
|
|
| etI |
|
eyIg |
|
man |
|
m>Ubq9aBaj'[ |
|
b/eT / |
| Do |
|
we |
|
have |
|
delicious food. |
|
|
| etI |
|
xj7? |
|
man |
|
luy |
|
b/eT / |
| Do |
|
I |
|
have |
|
money. |
|
|
| etI |
|
Kat' |
|
man |
|
Lan |
|
b/eT / |
| Does |
|
he |
|
has |
|
a car. |
|
|
| etI |
|
BYkeK |
|
man |
|
sm,
karI |
|
b/eT / |
| Do |
|
they |
|
have |
|
curry. |
|
|
|
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2.
Verb (man ) Occurs without a Subject
When it occurs without a
subject or after a topic " or after demonstrative noun phrase", its meaning is
'there is, there exists'.
a. Affirmative Sentence with Verb (man )
Example:
Affirmative
Sentence with Verb (man ) |
| Topic |
+ |
(man ) |
+ |
Object |
|
| eyIgeTAePaCnIyda&ndara |
|
man |
|
m>Ubq9aBaj'[ |
|
| We will go to
Dara restaurant |
|
there are |
|
many delicious
dishes. |
|
| enAsalaenH |
|
man |
|
nisitSeRcIn. |
|
| At this school |
|
there are |
|
many students. |
|
| enAePaCnIyda&nenH |
|
man |
|
mnusSeRcIn |
|
| I |
|
there are |
|
many people. |
|
| enAp8Hxj7? |
|
man |
|
Lan
mYy |
|
| At my house |
|
there is |
|
a car. |
|
| enAhagenH |
|
man |
|
esovePAl:[eRcIn |
|
| At this store |
|
there are |
|
many good books. |
|
|
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b. Negative Sentence with Verb (man )
| A topic |
+ |
min |
+ |
man |
+ |
Object |
+ |
eT |
|
Example:
Affirmative
Sentence with Verb (man ) |
| Topic |
+ |
min |
+ |
(man ) |
+ |
Object |
|
eT
. |
| eyIgeTAePaCnIyda&ndara |
|
min |
|
man |
|
m>Ubq9aBaj'[ |
|
eT
. |
| We will go to
Dara restaurant |
|
(not) |
|
there are |
|
many delicious
dishes. |
|
|
| enAsalaenH |
|
min |
|
man |
|
nisitSeRcIn. |
|
eT
. |
| At this school |
|
(not) |
|
there are |
|
many students. |
|
|
| enAePaCnIyda&nenH |
|
min |
|
man |
|
mnusSeRcIn |
|
eT
. |
| I |
|
(not) |
|
there are |
|
many people. |
|
|
| enAp8Hxj7? |
|
min |
|
man |
|
Lan
mYy |
|
eT
. |
| At my house |
|
(not) |
|
there is |
|
a car. |
|
|
| enAhagenH |
|
min |
|
man |
|
esovePAl:[eRcIn |
|
eT
. |
| At this store |
|
(not) |
|
there are |
|
many good books. |
|
|
|
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c. Interrogative Sentence with Verb (man )
| A topic |
+ |
etI |
+ |
man |
+ |
Object |
+ |
b/eT / |
|
Example:
Affirmative
Sentence with Verb (man ) |
| Topic |
+ |
etI |
+ |
(man ) |
+ |
Object |
|
b/eT / |
| eyIgeTAePaCnIyda&ndara |
|
etI |
|
man |
|
m>Ubq9aBaj'[ |
|
b/eT / |
| We will go to
Dara restaurant |
|
are |
|
there |
|
many delicious
dishes? |
|
|
| enAsalaenH |
|
etI |
|
man |
|
nisitSeRcIn. |
|
b/eT / |
| At this school |
|
are |
|
there |
|
many students? |
|
|
| enAePaCnIyda&nenH |
|
etI |
|
man |
|
mnusSeRcIn |
|
b/eT / |
| At this
restaurant |
|
are |
|
there |
|
many people? |
|
|
| enAp8Hxj7? |
|
etI |
|
man |
|
Lan
mYy |
|
b/eT / |
| At my house |
|
is |
|
there |
|
a car? |
|
|
| enAhagenH |
|
etI |
|
man |
|
esovePAl:[eRcIn |
|
b/eT / |
| At this store |
|
are |
|
there |
|
many good books? |
|
|
| enACitsN&aKa |
|
|
|
man |
|
hagZay |
|
eT
/ |
| Near the hotel |
|
is |
|
there |
|
a restaurant? |
|
|
|
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Note:
In the interrogative
sentence with verb(man ), the particle (etI ) at the beginning of the interrogative sentence can be droped and the
particle (b/ ) also can be droped. Look at the last
example in the table above.
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