In Lesson 4, wfh Da&y
------ was used as a helping verb. Here it is used as a main verb meaning 'to
get, attain'.
For example,
vkp5g9qhkwfh9adxu |
aaNu&
ca@w da@y ca@k pii |
How old are you? |
- ny&G Vbj'
'one' is
sometimes left out of some expressions. Xdyog;]k
-qj;3,'Vbj'? kin we#ela#a su&amo#oG khA&G -------It takes one and a half hours. Note the meaning difference word order
makes in the following two phrases.
-qj;3,'g7uj' |
su&amo#oG
khA&G |
one and a half hours |
g7uj'-qj;3,' |
khA&G
su&amo#oG |
half an hour |
- Although ny&G Vbj'
usually follows a noun, it
must come before the noun in phrases such as the following.
Vbj'-qj;3,'xkp |
ny&G
su&amo#oG paay |
more than one hour |
Vbj'-qj;3,' ly[okmu |
ny&G
su&amo#oG si#p na#athi#i |
one hour and 10 minutes |
Vbj'3,'shkly[ |
ny&G
mo#oG ha^a si#p |
1.50 o'clock |
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