ᦅᦾᧈkɔj⁵5001pre-verbgently; carefully; minimallyᦀᧁ ᦺᦃᧈ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦑᦸᧅ ᦑᦸᧅ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ.Gently tap the egg to make it crack.ᦅᦾᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦶᦌᧄ ᦶᦎᧆ ᦉᦻ ᦢᦹ.Carefully take scissors and cut the umbilical cord.6.1.2.3.1Careful4.4.4.3Gentle2pre-verbin due time; at one's leisureᦂᦴ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦔᦾᧈ ᦙᦹᧂ ᦺᦔ.In due time I will release you.ᦎᦴ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦟᦱᧅ.We will move it for you presently.8.4.8.2Slow3pre-verbsoftened imperativeᦅᦾᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ.Please bring me the money.9.4.3.1Imperative 4adjectivequiet; silentᦵᦉᧂ ᦔᦱᧅ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦅᦾᧈ.Her voice was very quiet.2.3.2.2Soundᦅᦾᧈᦅᦾᧈᦅᦾᧈᦊᦴᧈᦅᦾᧈᦺᦔᦅᦾᧈᦠᧃ
9.4.3.1. Imperative
ᦈᦳᧂᧈcuŋ²pre-verbimperative. [Note: Used deferentially.]ᦃᦱᧉ ᦶᦡᧈ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦅᦴ, ᦈᦳᧂᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦑᧂ ᧒ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦶᦡᧈ.Your majesty, please help the two of us to get down.9.4.3.1Imperative
ᦈᧅᦺᦔcak²paj¹pre-verbdon't. [Note: Used with all the regional varieties of ᦈᧅ.]ᦈᧅ ᦺᦔ ᦡᦾᧉ.Don't eat it.3.3.4.2Refuse permission9.4.3.1Imperative ᦈᧅ1ᦺᦔ
ᦊᦱᧈᦏᦱᧉjaa²tʰaa³500pre-verbdon'tᦊᦱᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦃᦲ ᦵᦅᦲᧂ ᦉᧂ ᦑᦸᦰ.Don't be discouraged.ᦊᦱᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦜᦻ, ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦈᧇ ᦑᦸᧂᧉ.Don't eat too much; you will get a stomach ache.3.3.4.2Refuse permission9.4.3.1Imperative ᦊᦱᧈ1ᦏᦱᧉ
ᦊᦱᧈᦺᦔjaa²paj¹500pre-verbdon'tᦊᦱᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦀᦻ.Don't be shy.ᦊᦱᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦎᦸᦰ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦉᦻ ᦡᦲᧃ.Don't attach (a switch) to the ground wire.3.3.4.2Refuse permission9.4.3.1Imperative ᦊᦱᧈ1ᦺᦔ
ᦊᦱᧈ1jaa²5001pre-verbdon'tᦠᦹᧉ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦂᧇ ᦷᦎ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦘᦱᧅ.Keep it safe and don't lose it.3.3.4.2Refuse permission9.4.3.1Imperative 2verb (transitive)to omit; neglectᦵᦣᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦠᦸᧉ ᧟ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦷᦎ ᦺᦑ.He studied Chinese characters, and he neglected Dai writing.3.2.6.1Forget3verb (transitive)to leave; stop doing; adjourn (a class, a meeting, a job)ᦊᦱᧈ ᦘᦸᧄᧉ.Adjourn a meeting.ᦶᦙᧃᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦂᦱᧃ ᧟, ᦡᦲ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.When she left work she would usually go home.7.2.3.3Leave4.2.1.5Meeting, assembly4verb (transitive)to divorceᦺᦓ ᦺᦈ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦙᦲ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦅᧄ ᦃᦸᧉ ᦵᦡᧁ: ᦊᦱᧈ ᦂᧃ.In my heart there is only one word: 'Divorce each other.'2.6.1.4Divorceᦊᦱᧈᦏᦱᧉᦊᦱᧈᦓᦳᧄᦊᦱᧈᦺᦔᦔᦲᧃᧈᦊᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦊᦱᧈᦣᦱᧂᧉᦊᦱᧈ
ᦵᦑᦲᧉ1tɤɤ⁶ᦵᦎᦲᧉfinal particlea soft imperative particleᦅᦾᧈ ᦶᦋᧂ ᦎᦳᧃ ᦂ ᦑᧄ ᦢᦳᧃ ᦵᦑᦲᧉ.Take care of yourself and do good.ᦅᧃ ᦣᧅ ᦷᦕ ᦺᦖᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦷᦕ ᦺᦖᧈ ᦵᦑᦲᧉ, ᦅᦱᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦉᦳᧄ ᦙᦱ ᦷᦕ ᦂᧁᧈ ᦵᦉ.If you love the new husband you can have him, only you must apologise to your old husband.9.4.3.1Imperative
ᦑᦸᧃtɔn⁴final particlea softened imperative particleᦉᦻ ᦺᦈ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦔᦲᧆ ᦎᦱ ᦃᦸ ᦢᦸᧅᧈ ᦡᦴ ᦑᦸᧃ.Beloved lord father, please tell me.ᦃᦸ ᦉᦴ ᦈᧁᧉ ᧞ ᦶᦎᧆ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦶᦡᧈ ᦑᦸᧃ. Please will you decide about this for us.ᦃᦸ ᦟᦱᧆ ᦒ ᦓᦱ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦠᦴ ᦝᧂ ᦏᦲᧈ ᦡᦴ ᦑᦸᧃ.We please call the king to open his ears and listen carefully.9.4.3.1Imperative
ᦵᦓᦲnɤɤ⁴ᦵᦓᦲᧈ500final particlea particle seeking affirmation or agreementᦝᧂ ᦡᦲ ᦵᦓᦲ.Listen carefully, OK?ᦺᦆᧈ ᦝᧂ ᦅᧄᦃᧇ ᦣᦱ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦃᧇ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦝᧂ ᦵᦓᦲ.If you want to hear a song I will sing for you.9.4.3.1Imperative ᦵᦐᦲᦵᦓᦲ
ᦺᦔpaj¹5001verb (intransitive)to go. [Note: The spellings ᦺᦔ and ᦺᦗ are both common.]ᦺᦗ1 1ᦷᦎ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦵᦏᦲᧃᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦕᧅ ᦵᦊᦲᧉ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦵᦃᧁ.She went in the jungle looking for edible plants.7.2.3.2Go2pre-verbdon'tᦺᦔ ᦡᦾᧉ ᦤᦸ.Don't eat it.3.3.4.2Refuse permission9.4.3.1Imperative 3post-verbgo. Marks spatial and temporal directionᦀᧁ ᦂᦳᧂ ᦺᦔ ᦠᦱ ᦦᦱᧂ ᦠᦱ ᦝᦱᧃ.He took his bow to hunt deer.ᦎᧂᧉ ᦞᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦺᦔ, ᦙᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦞᧃ.From that day on, he came to the river every day.7.2.3.2Goᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦞᧅᦺᦔᦂᦱᧃᦂᦸᧆᧈᦂᧃᦺᦔᦃᦱᦺᦔᦃᦸᦺᦔᦀᦸᧃᦅᦾᧈᦺᦔᦈᧅᦺᦔᦊᦱᧈᦺᦔᦊᦴᧈᦖᧃᧉᦺᦔᦃᧃᦺᦔᦷᦉᧃᦡᦸᧅᧈᦺᦙᧉᦺᦔᦺᦎᧉᦺᦔᦵᦐᦲᦺᦔᦎᦱᧄᦺᦔᦺᦔᦏᦱᧉᦺᦔᦓᦸᧃᦀᦸᧃᦺᦔᦔᦱᧈᦙᦸᧃᦡᦸᧃᦶᦂᧁᧉᦺᦔᦺᦔᦌᧁᦌᧁᦺᦔᦺᦔᦑᦸᧂᦰᦑᦸᧂᦰᦺᦔᦺᦔᦗᦸᧅᦗᦸᧅᦺᦔᦺᦔᦙᦱᦙᦱᦺᦔᦗᦸᧅᦺᦔᦙᦱᦺᦔᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉᦔᦲᧃᦺᦔᦺᦡᧉᦗᦻᦺᦔᦙᦸᧂᧈᦺᦞᦺᦔᦕᦻᦵᦣᧆᦺᦡᧉᦺᦔᦔᦲᧃ
ᦺᦔᦏᦱᧉpaj¹tʰaa³2000pre-verbdon'tᦺᦔ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦀᧁ.Don't take it.3.3.4.2Refuse permission9.4.3.1Imperative ᦺᦔᦏᦱᧉ
ᦺᦗᦏᦱᧉpaj⁴tʰaa³pre-verbdon'tᦺᦗ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦔᦱᧅ ᦈᧇ ᦤᦸ.Don't say anything.3.3.4.2Refuse permission9.4.3.1Imperative ᦺᦗ1ᦏᦱᧉ
ᦠᦹᧉhɯɯ³5001verb (transitive)to giveᦃᦸ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ.He asked for water but his son wouldn't give him any.7.4.1Give, hand to6.8.3.1Give, donate2verb (intransitive)imperativeᦠᦹᧉ ᦶᦎᧆ ᦔᦻ ᦓᦲᧁᧉ ᦂᦾᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦔᦸᧆ.Each of you, cut off the end of your little finger.ᦅᧃ ᦶᦂᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦏᦻ.If you cannot solve it you have to give the princess to me.9.4.3.1Imperative 3verb (intransitive)let; allow; cause; compelᦷᦍᧅ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦷᦞ ᦟᦱᧅ.He lifted it up to let the ox haul it.ᦷᦜᧅ ᧞ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦷᦜᧅ, ᦈᧅ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦖᦸ ᦊᦱ ᦵᦉᧆ ᦃᦱᧆ, ᦊᦱᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦀᧁ ᦷᦎ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦞᦱᧈ.In pulling out a tooth, allow the dentist to decide. Don't decide for yourself.ᦛᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ.He hoped to make it rain.ᦔᦸᧂ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦷᦕ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦎᦳᧃ ᦵᦉ.She intended to make her husband kill his mother.9.6.2.5Cause3.3.3.5Compel3.3.4.1Give permission4prepositionto. [Note: Marks the recipient of what is given.]ᦗᦸᧈ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦆᧄ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦎᦸᧃᧉ ᦔᧃ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦜᦱᧃ.I am giving this gold to you.9.5.3.2Recipient (of a patient)5prepositionto. [Note: Something done to a person.]ᦉᦲᧂ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦣᦻᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦣᧁ.The lion said he wouldn't harm us.ᦅᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦟᦱᧅ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦈᧅ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦶᦑᧆ ᦂᧄ ᦠᦹᧉ.If you cannot haul it I will give the death penalty to you.9.5.1.1Beneficiary of an event6prepositionfor; benefittingᦀᧁ ᦊᦱ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦷᦠ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ.She put medicine on his head for him.ᦂᦴ ᦈᧅ ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᦹᧂ.I will write it for you.ᦗᦸᧈ ᦑᦹᧅ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦑᦲᧄᧉ ᦋᦱ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ.Her father is making a swing for her.9.5.1.1Beneficiary of an event7prepositionto. [Marks the one spoken to.]ᦢᦸᧅᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦋᦱᧁ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ.He told the villagers.2.3.2.1Listen9.5.3Patient-related casesᦗᦱᦠᦹᧉᦠᦹᧉᦡᦲᦠᦹᧉᦡᦹᧅᦵᦣᧆᦠᦹᧉ
ᦡᦴduu¹ᦤᦴ5001verb (intransitive)to lookᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦵᦣᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦵᦉ ᦓᦱ ᦁᦱ ᦙᦱᧆ ᦙᦱ ᦡᦴ.The king called his guards to come look.ᦙᧃ ᦡᦴ ᦇᦱᧄ.It looks beautiful.2.3.1.1Look2final particlea softened imperative particleᦀᧁ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦡᦴ.Get some water for your father.ᦑᦻ ᦡᦴ ᦂᦸ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦂᦸ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦉᧂ ᦣᦱ?Take a guess; what kind of tree is this?9.4.3.1Imperative 3final particlea particle used with questions, especially rhetorical questions expressing worry, anger, sarcasmᦙᦹᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦈᧆ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦡᦴ?Do you really think you can count the stars?ᦙᧃ ᦗᦱ ᦢᦱᧆ ᦔᧁᧈ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦞᧆ, ᦃᧁ ᦏᦱᧄ ᦞᦱᧈ: ᦃᧁᧉ ᦡᦴ?He brought his bowl back to the temple empty, and they asked him, 'What about the rice?'3.4.2.3Angry9.4.3.3Interrogative 3.5.1.8.3Mockᦑᦸᧂᦰᦡᦴᦕᦸᧈᦡᦴᦞᦱᧈᦡᦴᦶᦞᧃᧈᦡᦴᦟᦸᧂᦡᦴᦡᦴᦐᧂᧉᦡᦴᦑᦸᧂᦰᦡᦴᦖᦸᦡᦴᦖᦲᧃᧈᦡᦴᦡᦻᦡᦴᦢᧁᦡᦴᦶᦩᧃᦷᦣᧂᦡᦴᦐᧂ
ᦵᦡᧀᧉdɤj³final particlean imperative particleᦷᦓᧅ, ᦷᦓᧅ, ᦃᦸ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦴᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦡᧀᧉ.Bird, bird, please be my friend.9.4.3.1Imperative
ᦢᧁᧈᦏᦱᧉbaw²tʰaa³2000pre-verbdon'tᦢᧁᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦵᦅᦲᧂ ᦺᦈ.Don't be worried.ᦢᧁᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦺᦋᧉ ᦊᦳᧂᧈ ᦊᦱ ᦗᦸ ᧒ ᦤᦸ.Don't use these pesticides ever again.ᦅᦾᧈ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦑᦱᧁᧈ ᦵᦓᦲ, ᦞᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦙᦹᧃᧈ.Be careful; don't fall over; the path is slippery today.3.3.4.2Refuse permission9.4.3.1Imperative ᦢᧁᧈᦏᦱᧉ
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