Grammar Notes 8
  1. gokt nO&      is one of a number words called utterance-final particles that occur at the end of sentences.   Particles may be question words like bO&O  [=D         gokt  nO&         indicates that the speaker expects an affirmative answer.         

    wxgokt Click to Listen

pay nO& Let's go, huh/okay?
  1. 'One o'clock' is mo#oG ny&G 3,'Vbj'Click to Listen      not ny&G mo&oG Vbj'3,'.Click to Listen          All other numbers precede mo#oG 3,'.Click to Listen     1.30 is mo#oG khA&G 3,'g7uj'Click to Listen         with ny&G Vbj' Click to Listen              dropping out. khA&G   by itself   means "1/2."

         
  2.   '11' is si#p-e#t ly[gvaf  Click to Listen     not si#p-ny^G

    
 
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