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en:grammar:adverbs [2023-01-25 10:58] – [Plain adverbs] Explain "rubama" vs. "bisa" christian | en:grammar:adverbs [2023-02-17 12:23] (current) – Sticking with placement after the modified word christian | ||
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* **yexo** – still, yet | * **yexo** – still, yet | ||
- | XXX Likely this will soon be changed to place them before the word or phrase they modify. | ||
Plain adverbs are typically placed at the end of the phrase they modify. This sometimes allows expressing nuances that are difficult to clearly express in English. | Plain adverbs are typically placed at the end of the phrase they modify. This sometimes allows expressing nuances that are difficult to clearly express in English. | ||
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==== rubama ==== | ==== rubama ==== | ||
- | **rubama** also has a derived alternative, | + | **Rubama** also has a derived alternative, |
**Rubama le lai den tali**. – Maybe they will come tomorrow. / They may come tomorrow.\\ | **Rubama le lai den tali**. – Maybe they will come tomorrow. / They may come tomorrow.\\ | ||
**Rubama it li era ku sola.** – Maybe it was just a mistake. / It might have just been a mistake. | **Rubama it li era ku sola.** – Maybe it was just a mistake. / It might have just been a mistake. | ||
- | **rubama** and **ku mumkin** express a possibility according to someone' | + | **Rubama** and **ku mumkin** express a possibility according to someone' |
- | Don't confuse this with ability (somebody | + | Don't confuse this with ability (somebody |
- | **Ya bisa main [tennis] hau hau.** – She can play tennis really well. / She is really good at tennis.\\ | + | **Ya bisa main [tennis] |
**Mi bisa go [party] ka?** – Can I go to the party? / May I go to the party? | **Mi bisa go [party] ka?** – Can I go to the party? / May I go to the party? | ||
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+ | ==== sam ==== | ||
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+ | **Sam** is an // | ||
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+ | **Mi sam ga fa it.** – I'll do it myself.\\ | ||
+ | **[President] sam li [visit] nas!** – The president herself/ | ||
+ | **Nas li miru maraji sam!** – We have seen the king himself! | ||
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+ | Don't confuse **sam** with the [[pronouns# | ||
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+ | When **sam** is added after a possessive pronoun or combined with a possessive noun phrase (**sam de ...** or **... ki sam**), it stresses the importance of the possessive relationship, | ||
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+ | **Mi yau mis sam ruma!** – I want my own house! (I don't want to share a house.)\\ | ||
+ | **Ta xi [car] sam de mis [boss]. / Ta xi mis [boss] ki sam [car].** – That's my boss's own car. | ||
===== Ku-adverbs ===== | ===== Ku-adverbs ===== |
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