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- a^at ca vkf9t
 w
'might' is a auxiliary verb like khu#an ca 7q;o9t,w tO@OG 8hv',w and khA#Ay g7up.w Note the position of
the negative particle.
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]k;vkf9t[+wxw |
| la#aw a^at ca bO&O pay |
| He might not go. |
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]k'gmnjv]k;vkf9t[+gIafw |
| la#aG thy&a la#aw a^at ca
bO&O he&t |
| Perhaps he might not do it. |
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- kamla#G de]a'w
'in the process of', 'about to' is a helping
verb.
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]k;de]a'lywxw |
la#aw
kamla#G si pay |
He's about to go. |
- Note the use of phise^et ryglfw
'special, expecially' in the following sentences.
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,nhouhgxao,nhryglfw |
my@y
ni@i pen my@y phise^et |
Today is a special day. |
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gIqkgIafryglf.sh]k; w |
ha#w
he&t phise^et ha^y la#aw |
We did it separately
(specially) for him. |
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,nhouh]k;'k,gxaoryglf |
my@y
ni@i la#aw Ga#am pen phise^et |
Today she is especially
pretty. |
- sa%mla&p les^a[w
'for' should be distinguished from ha^y .sh w 'for'. Note ha^y .sh is preceded by a verb while sa%mla&p les^a[w is not.
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]k;gIaf.sh0hvpw |
| la#aw he&t ha^y khO^y |
| He did it for me. |
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]qf7aoouhryglfles^a[mjkog9qhkc0;' |
| lo&t kha#n ni@i phise^et
sa%mla&p tha&n ca@w khwE%EG |
| This car is especially for the governor. |
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- sA#An taam sabaay w may be translated in different
ways. To a guest it means 'make yourself at home'. It also means 'don't go to any
trouble, don't get up', or 'go ahead with what you're doing'.
- 'To want something' may be either ja^ak da@y 1kdwfh w or tO@OGkaan 8hv'dkoDw
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0hvp1kdwfh3,'w |
khO^y
ja^ak da@y mo#oG |
I want a watch. |
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0hvp8hv'dko3,'w |
khO^y
tO@OGkaan da@y mo#oG |
I want a watch. |
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- ha^y .sh whas been used
with the meaning 'to have someone do something.'
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0hvp.sh]k;gIafw |
khO^y
ha^y la#aw he&t |
I had him do it. |
Note how ha^y .shw has a similar meaning in the following
sentences.
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IPo.shgdj'w |
hi#an ha^y ke&G |
Study so
you'll be smart. |
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gIaf.shc-a[w |
he&t ha^y sE@Ep |
Make it
taste delicious. |
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[vd.shI6hw |
bO^Ok ha^y hu@u |
Tell them so
they'll know. |
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