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- ha%a-kO&O skd=j
w means 'just' in the sense of
'to have just (done something)'.
skd=jg9af3,' w |
ha%a-kO&O
ce#t mo#og |
It's ust past 7 o'clock. |
0hvpskdj=,k w |
ha%a-kO&O
ma#a |
I have just arrived. |
0hvpskdj=I6h w |
khO^y
ha%a-kO&O hu@u |
I just found out. |
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- ma#n ,ao
w 'it', it has
other meanings, as you will learn later.
,aoIhvo w |
ma#n
hO@On |
It is hot. (e.g.
weather, food, etc.) |
- Note the use of mo#t |qf
w
in the following sentenses:
0hvp,ad|qfmah'lk, w |
khO^y
ma&k mo#t tha#G sa%am |
I like all three. |
0hvpIPo|qf,nh w |
khO^y
hi#an mo#t my@y |
I studied all day. |
oeh,ao|qfc]h; w |
na@m-ma#n
mo#t lE@Ew |
The gas is all gone. |
- In lesson 1 you learned that mu&u |6j
w
meant 'friend'.
z6h.fc,jo|6jg9qhk w |
phu&u
day mE&En mu&u ca@w Which one is your
friend? |
mu&u |6j w
can also be used in comparative sentences to refer to
any group of objects.
]qf7ao.fgdqjkd;jk|6j w |
| lo&t kha#n day ka&w
ku&a mu&u |
| Which car is the oldest (of the group)? |
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The implication is that there are several cars and one
of them is older than the rest. If there were only two cars and one was older thatn
the other, the word mu&u
|6j w
would not be used. In this case the word
kan dao w is
used.
]qf7ao.fgdqjkd;jkdao w |
lo&t kha#n day ka&w ku&a kan Which
car is the older (of the two)? |
- tha#G maj'
w
combines with numbers to mean 'both',
maj'lv' w |
tha#G-sO%OG |
both |
or 'all',
maj'lk, w |
tha#G-sa%am |
all three |
maj'shk w |
tha#G-ha^a |
all five |
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It also combines with other words, giving the idea of 'all' or
'all together'.
maj'|qf w |
tha#G-mo#t |
all of it; all of them;
all together |
maj's^kp w |
tha#G-la%ay |
everyone; all together |
In the negative sentence, compounds with tha#G maj' wmust be translate differently.
0hvp[+gsaomaj'lv' w |
khO^y bO&O he%n tha#G-sO%OG |
I didn't see
either one. |
]k;[+,ad|qfmaj'luj w |
la#aw bO&O ma&k mo#t tha#G si&i |
He doesn't
like any of the four. |
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- de#e gf
w has been
used as a question word 'how about ........?'
g9qhkgf w |
ca@w de#e |
How about
you? |
It has other meanings depending on the context.
Compare the following:
| A |
oeh,aopa'[+|qfs;k |
na@m-ma#n Na@G bO&O mo#t wa#a |
Oh, the gas
isn't all gone yet. |
| B |
|qfc]h;gf |
mo#t lE@Ew de#e |
But it is all gone. |
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gryjoly,k9ad3,' w |
phA&n si ma#a ca#k mo#oG |
What time is he
coming? |
| B |
gryjo[+,kgf w |
phA&n bO&O ma#a de#e |
(I'm afraid) he is
not coming. |
| A |
[+'k,gokt w |
bO&O Ga#am nO& |
It's not pretty, is
it? |
| B |
'k,gf w |
Ga#am de#e |
Sure it is. |
Notice how B uses de#e gf w
to modify an idea which is contrary to the one
expressed by A.
- Note the meaning of the following sentences.
2a'wfhpyo[=? w |
fa#G
da@y Ni#n bOO |
(Listening) can you hear? |
2a'[+wfhpyo w |
fa#G
bO&O da@y Ni#n |
(Listening) I can't hear. |
O^Ok vvd wmay be used as a secondary verb meaning 'to understand'.
vjkovvd[=? w |
a&an
O^Ok bOO |
(Reading) can you understand it? |
2a'vvd[=? w |
fa#G
O^Ok bOO |
(Reading) do you understand it? |
Note the difference between answer A and B below.
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sk]k;r=h[=? w |
| ha%a la#aw phO@O bOO |
| Did you find him? (Looking for him) |
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[+wfhr=h]k; w |
| bO&O day phO@O la#aw |
| I didn't find him. |
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| b |
[+wfhwxsk]k; w |
| bO&O day pay ha%a la#aw |
| I wasn't looking for him. |
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