ᦁᧃᦞᦱᧈʔan⁴waa⁵2000conjunctionas for; with respect to; in that. [Note: Introduces the topic of a sentence.]ᦁᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦇᦹᧃ ᦺᦢ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦺᦓ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ, ᦅᦳᧂᧈ ᦁᦱᧃᧈ ᦙᦴᧉ ᦵᦌᦲᧁᧈ ᦌᧄᧉ.As for the money he stored away in his house, the Public Security confiscated it all.ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦁᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦉᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉ ᦃᦲᦰ, ᦶᦎᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ.”The king said, "In that you can bring no proof, I cannot make a judgement."9.6.2.2Limitation of topic3.5.1.2.9Be about, subjectᦁᧃᦞᦱᧈ
3.5.1.2.9. Be about, subject
ᦂᧇᦡᦽᧉkap²doj³1prepositionwithᦙᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᧇ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ.He has not lived with me for very long.9.5.2.2With, be with2prepositionabout; concerningᦞᦱᧈ ᦂᧇ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦜᦳ ᦑᦸᧂᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦙᧃ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦙᧂ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᧞, ᦙᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ ᧞ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦶᦕᧈ ᦺᦔ.Speaking about diarrhoea, it is also a germ that is spread through food and water.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subjectᦂᧇ1ᦡᦽᧉ
ᦃᦸᧉᦂᦱᧃxɔɔ³kaan¹2000nountopic; matter; issueᦘᦸᧄᧉ ᦷᦈ ᦶᦉᦰ ᦶᦢᧂᧈ ᦃᦸᧉ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦷᦡᧃᧈ.The committee analysed the current issues.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subjectᦃᦸᧉᦂᦱᧃ
ᦏᦹᧂtʰɯŋ¹5001verb (transitive)to reach; arrive atᦏᦹᧂ ᦍᦱᧄ ᦶᦌᧁ ᦵᦀᧂᧈ ᦂᧃ ᦞᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ.It reached the day of the boat race.ᦋᦴᧉ ᦵᦙ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦍᦲᧃ ᦃᧁ ᦷᦕ ᦵᦙ ᦀᦳᧇᧈ ᦂᧃ.When the wife's lover reached the house he heard the husband and wife talking.7.2.3.3.1Arrive2prepositiontoᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦚᧂᧈ ᦐᦸᧂ.They went to the side of the lake.8.5.2.7Towards3prepositionabout; concerningᦎᦳᧂᧈ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦂᦴ ᦣᦱᧈ?Does he know about my reputation?ᦅᦹᧆ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦗᦲᧈ ᦓᦸᧂᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ, ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦃᧁ ᦗᦸ ᧒ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ!He thought about all his siblings. He would never see them again.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subjectᦎᦸᧈᦟᦹᧂᦏᦹᧂᦏᧁᧉᦏᦹᧂᦑᦲᧈᦕᦷᦂᧆᦏᦹᧂᦟᦓᦹᧅᦅᦹᧆᦏᦹᧂᦣᦴᧉᦣᦸᧆᦈᦸᧆᧈᦏᦹᧂᦣᦴᧉᦣᦸᧆᦑᦸᧆᦏᦹᧂᦣᦴᧉᦣᦸᧆᦠᧃᦏᦹᧂ
ᦐᧂᧉnaŋ³5001pre-verbsurely; certainlyᦙᧃ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦡᧇ ᦋᦲ ᦞᧂ ᦙᧃ ᧟.He will eat it, and that will surely end his life.9.4.4.2Sure2prepositionwith; accompanyingᦃᦲᧈ ᦵᦣᦲ ᦺᦔ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦅᦱᧉ.He rode on the boat with the merchant.7.2.5Accompany3prepositionindividually; one at a time (with a classifier)ᦶᦂᧉ ᦙᧆ ᦺᦙᧉ ᧟ ᦠᧅ ᦺᦔ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦂᦲᧂᧈ.He untied the bundle of sticks and broke them one stick at a time.ᦃᦸᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦣᦱᧁ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦠᦸ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦃᧁ ᦡᦲ ᦙᦱ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦞᧃ.Their way of life got better day by day.8.1.1.1.1One4prepositionfrom; originating fromᦌᦹᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ.They buy them from other countries.8.4.6.1.5Since, from5prepositionaboutᦕᦲᧆ ᦵᦏᧂ ᦂᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦷᦣ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᦱ.They were arguing about his cows going into the field.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subject6prepositionlikeᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.The shirt could not be cleaned white like the others.8.3.5.2.2Like, similar7post-verbalsoᦋᦱᧆ ᦍᦲᧃ ᦕᦲᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦶᦑᧉ, ᦍᦲᧃ ᦖᦸᧂ ᦺᦈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦐᧂᧉ.She was very angry and also very sad.9.6.1.1And, alsoᦐᧂᧉᦀᦲᧆᦐᧂᧉᦶᦑᧉᦐᧂᧉᦶᦙᧃᧈᦐᧂᧉᦛᦱᧃᦐᧂᧉᦞᦱᧈᦐᧂᧉᦷᦡᧃᧈᦡᦴᦐᧂᧉ
ᦓᦲᦰniᦓᦲᧉ5001demonstrative adjectivethis. [Note: Used with a classifier.]ᦗᦸᧇ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ.This book.9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns2demonstrative adjectiveas for. Marks the end of the topic in a topic-comment constructionᦎᦴ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦟᦲᧂ ᦷᦍᧆ ᦺᦊᧈ.As for me, I am of a line of great monkey kings.ᦓᦱᧂ ᦑᧂ ᧒ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦺᦡ ᦈᧅ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦍᦲᧂ?Of these two women, which one will give birth to a girl?3.5.1.2.9Be about, subjectᦓᦲᦰᦐᦱᧉᦚᦳᧂᦓᦲᦰᦛᦱᧂᧈᦓᦲᦰᦞᧃᦓᦲᦰᦡᦱᧁᧉᦓᦲᦰᦡᧂᧈᦓᦲᦰᦢᧆᦓᦲᦰ
ᦗᦻpaaj⁴ᦺᦗ25001nounplace; sideᦃᦾᧉ ᦝᦱᧁᧉ ᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦗᦻ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦐᦸᧂ ᦷᦢ.I quickly ran to the edge of the lotus pond.ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦗᦻ ᦠᦳᧃ ᦺᦎᧉ.My hometown is on the south side of the river.8.5Location8.6.3Side2prepositionabout; in relation to; with respect toᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦗᦻ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦑᦳᧂᧈ ᦧᦱᧂᧈ ᦺᦃ.Policy about rural exports.ᦢᧁᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦗᦻ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᦲ, ᦊᦴᧈ ᦗᦻ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦔ ᦶᦜ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᦲ, ᦠᦱᧅ ᦙᦲ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦋᦳᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ.Whether it is from my poor knowledge or from my poor translation skills, there are sure to be many faults.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subject3classifierclassifier for sides (physical sides, or sides in an argument); for places, areasᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦏᦸᧂᧈ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦎᦱᧆ ᦓᧄᧉ ᧒ ᦗᦻ.The moon shone on the waterfall from both sides.ᦷᦣᧇ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦚᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦎᦲᧄ ᦈᦸᧆᧈ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦗᦻ.The pictures were drawn on the walls of the sala, filling every place.ᦣᧅ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦣᧅ ᧒ ᦗᦻ.I love my children both equally.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᧁᦵᦗᧆᦀᧁᦗᦻᦑᧂᦶᦠᧂᧈᦗᧂᦗᦻᦗᦻᦃᦹᧃᧉᦗᦻᦅᦾᧉᦗᦻᦐᦾᧉᦗᦻᦓᦾᧉᦗᦻᦺᦔᦗᦻᦗᦸᧅᦗᦻᦚᦻᧈᦗᦻᦜᦻᦗᦻᦟᦳᧂᦚᦻᧈᦗᦻᦠᦳᧃᦗᦻ᧒ᦔᦱᧅ᧒ᦗᦻ
ᦚᦻᧈᦗᦻfaaj²paaj⁴20001prepositionabout; with respect toᦩᦱᧄ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦷᦆᧈ ᦌᦸᧉ ᦚᦻᧈ ᦗᦻ ᦶᦎᧃᧈ ᦋᦳᧆ ᦍᦸᧄ.Scientific knowledge of electricity is lacking.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subject2classifierclassifier for places, sides (can be separated)ᦋᦴᧈ ᦚᦻᧈ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦗᦻ.In every place.8.5.4Area9.2.6.1Classifiersᦚᦻᧈᦗᦻ
ᦚᦻᧈfaaj²20001nountopic; subject; what something is aboutᦅᧄ ᦑᦻ ᦚᦻᧈ ᦒᧄ ᦙ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦙᧉ ᧞ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ.Riddles on the topic of nature, flowers, and rivers etc. ᦆᧄ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦚᦻᧈ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦵᦟᦲᧅ ᦝᦱᧉ.He studied the topic of outer space.ᦟᦋ ᦚᦻᧈ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦶᦎᧂᧈ ᦵᦞᧂ.Minister for Urban Development.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subject2nounsideᦔᦱᧅ1 5ᦚᦻᧈ 3ᦀᧁ ᦊᦱ ᦑᦱ ᦷᦓᧆ ᦚᦻᧈ ᦷᦠ ᧒ ᦔᦱᧅ.Massage both sides of her head with lotion.8.6.3Side3classifierclassifier for sidesᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ ᦵᦉᦲᧅ ᦅᧄᧉ ᦋᦾᧈ ᦚᦻᧈ ᦺᦡ.They wouldn't allow weapons to be brought to help either side.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦎᦻᦚᦻᧈᦗᦻᦚᦻᧈᦚᦻᧈᦗᦻᦚᦻᧈᦜᦱᧈ
ᦟᧄᧈlam⁵prepositionaboutᦣᦱ ᦃᧇ ᦟᧄᧈ ᦆᦲᧂ ᧞.I was singing about you.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subject3.2.1.1Think about
ᦡᦽᧉdoj³5001prepositionby means of; using; withᦶᦙᧈ ᦺᦖ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦺᦢ ᦙᦸᧃ.They raise silkworms with mulberry leaves.ᦵᦑᧁ ᦺᦔ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦣᦻ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦙᦸᧉ ᦒᦸᧉ.He went to Meng Hai by motorcycle.ᦔᦱᧆ ᦷᦆ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦷᦆᧈ ᦌᦸᧉ.They do surgery using scientific methods.9.5.1.4Way, manner2prepositionabout; depictingᦗᦸᧇ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦊᦱ ᦺᦣᧈ ᦓᦱ ᧓ᦞ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ.This book tells about thirty kinds of pesticides.ᦈᦱ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦺᦗ ᦝᦸᧃᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦝᦸᧃᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.Speaking about her dancing: she dances better than the others.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subject3prepositionmarks a direct object [Note: The use of this preposition is optional.]ᦠᧃ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦎᧂᧈ.See the chair.ᦠᦸᧄ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦕᦹᧂᧉ.Smell the honey.ᦍᦳᧄᧈ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ.Pick up the gem.ᦺᦋᧉ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦶᦎᧃᧈ.Use electricity.9.5.1Primary casesᦂᧇᦡᦽᧉᦎᦲᧆᦡᦽᧉᦡᦽᧉᦇᦻᧈᦡᦽᧉᦎᦱᧄᦡᦽᧉᦣᦲᧇᦵᦣᧆᦡᦽᧉᦙᦹ
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