- The parts
of the expression d=DDDDDDDD7ndao kO&O....khy#y-kan
 may
occur separately or together in one of three ways, all with the same seaming.
For example,
| 0hvpd=lywx |
khO^y kO&O si pay |
I am going too. |
|
0hvp lywx7ndao |
khO^y si pay khy#y kan |
I am going too. |
|
0hvpd=lywx7ndao |
khO^y kO&O si pay khy#y kan |
I am going too. |
Note the word order: kO&O follows the
subject: khy#y-kan comes at the end.
- rq;dgIqk phu@ak-ha#w
(we) often
occurs as gIqk ha#w
alone. gIqk ha#w also has another meaning that you will learn later.
- [+c,jo bO&O mE&En may precede a question.
| [+c,jog9qhklywx[= |
bO&O mE&En ca@w si pay bOO |
Aren't you going? |
|
[+c,jo]k;wxc]h;[= |
bO&O mE&En la@aw pay lE@Ew bOO |
Hasn't he gone
already? |
- When either place or time occurs in one sentence, it comes after
the verb. When both occur in the same sentence, time usually comes at the
beginning.
|
0hvpwxg;up'9ao |
khO^y pay wi#aGcan |
I am going to Vientiane. |
|
0hvpwx,nh;koouh |
khO^y pay my@y wan nii |
I went yesterday. |
|
,nh;koouh0hvpwxg;up'9ao |
my@y wa#an ni@i khO^y pay
wi#aGcan |
Yesterday, I went to Vientiane. |
|
