en:grammar:adverbs
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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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+ | ==== 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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