- In Xwx .l ,k?
 /pa%y sa%y ma#a/, ma#a is a
secondary verb at the end of the sentence indicating that an action originated away from
the speaker and is coming toward the speaker. (As a main verb, ma#a
means 'to come.')
- Remember
that ly si
to intend to,
will, would, would like
and
wfh da@y
to get to both do not
indicate tense, that is past, present, future time. In Lao, tense is understood from time
words and from context. Compare the following.
For example,
| -nh[= |
sy@y bOO |
Are you going to buy
it? |
|
-nh |
sy@y
|
Yes, I am. |
| [=j [+-nh |
bO&O, bO&O sy@y |
No, I am
not. |
|
ly-nh[= |
si
sy@y bOO |
Would you like to buy it? |
| ly-nh |
si sy@y |
Yes, I
would. |
|
[=j ly[+-nnh |
bO&O,
si bO&O sy@y |
No, I wouldn't |
| wfh-nh[= |
da@y sy@y bOO |
Did you get
to buy it? |
|
wfh-nhc]h; |
da@y sy@y
lE@Ew |
Yes, I did already. |
| [+F [+wfh-nh |
bO&O, BO&O da@y sy@y |
No, I
didn't. |
|
lywfh-nh[= |
si da@y
sy@y bOO |
Will you get to buy it? |
| lywfh-nh |
si da@y sy@y |
Yes, I will.
|
|
[+F ly[+wfh-nh |
bOO, si
bO&O da@y sy@y |
No, I won't. |
|
