9.3. Very
ᦵᦀᦲᧂᦵᦀᦲᧂʔɤŋ¹ʔɤŋ¹post-verbcompletelyᦒᦲ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦖᧆ ᦵᦀᦲᧂ ᦵᦀᦲᧂ.In the future everything will be completely gone.9.3.2Completely
ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈkɤn²500final particlea particle showing that the speaker is impressed by the high degree, great amount, or large scope of the statementᦁᦱ ᦟᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦓᦸ.You really are powerful.ᦅᧄ ᦙᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦶᦙᧃᧈ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ?Was what she said right after all?ᦂᦴ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.I truly cannot see at all.ᦶᦗᧂ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦜᦲᧄᧉ ᦆᧄ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦖᦹᧃᧈ ᦷᦏᧇ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.It is ten thousand times more expensive than the gold bar.8.1.3.1Many, much9.3.1.3To a larger degree9.3.1.1To a large degree
ᦃᦜᦐᦱᧆxalanaat²post-verbveryᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦡᦲᧃ ᦋᦲᧄ ᦃ ᦜ ᦐᦱᧆ, ᦕᦹᧂᧉ ᦎᦸᧄ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦙᧉ.It rained and the land was very fertile, bees swarmed around the flowers.9.3Veryᦁᦱᦟᦱᦉᦳᧆᦃᦜᦐᦱᧆ
ᦃᦱᧆxaat²20001adjectivetorn through; broken off; snappedᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦃᦱᧆ.Torn clothing.7.8Divide into pieces2verb (transitive)to lackᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦃᦱᧆ ᦉᧅ ᦞᧃ.He worked hard without missing a single day.8.1.7.2Lack3post-verbcompletely; finishedᦂᦱᧃ ᦟᦱᧂ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ ᦗᦸ ᦡᦻ ᦉᦲᧂ ᦷᦈ ᦂᧃ ᦃᦱᧆ ᧟.Some of the issues they had already discussed completely.9.3.2Completelyᦃᦱᧆᦂᦱᧆᦃᦱᧆᦙᦹᦃᦱᧆᦵᦞᦟᦱᦺᦈᦃᦱᧆᦈᦲᧆᦃᦱᧆᦔᦳᧆᦃᦱᧆᦟᦴᧉᦟᦱᧆᦃᦱᧆᦗᧂᦢᧁᧈᦃᦱᧆᦢᧁᧈᦣᦴᧉᦃᦱᧆᦣᦻᧉᦃᦱᧆ
ᦅᦸᧉ1kɔ5001conjunctionthen; so. [Note: This is a general linking word used with temporal and logical connections.]ᦺᦂᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᧟ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦃᧈ ᦵᦊᦲᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦂᧁᧈ.After the chicken said that, it went back to scratching for food like before.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦠᧃ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦕ ᦊᦱ ᦔᧃ ᦍᦱ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᦳᧄ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦶᦀᧇ ᦶᦑᧉ ᧞.The children saw that he was wise, so they really liked to play in his company.8.4.5.1Order, sequence9.6.2.6Result2conjunctionvery; really. [Note: Connects repeated verbs or attributes. Used for emphasis.]ᦓᧄᧉ ᦐᦲᧉ ᦺᦉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦉ, ᦊᦲᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦊᦲᧃ.The water here is very clear and very cold.ᦓᧄᧉ ᦛᦱᧃ ᦏᦳᧅᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦏᦳᧅᧈ, ᦟᧄ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦟᧄ, ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦵᦓᦲ.Our drinks are really cheap and really tasty, come and buy!9.3Veryᦅᦸᧉᦎᦱᧄᦅᦸᧉᦡᦲᦊᦱᧂᧈᦺᦡᦅᦸᧉᦡᦲ᧟ᦅᦸᧉᦢᧁᧈᦅᦸᧉ
ᦅᦾᧉkɔj⁶verb (intransitive)to diminish; fade away; reach extreme old ageᦞ ᦏᦳ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦅᦾᧉ ᦺᦔ.The profits are diminishing.ᦶᦣᧂ ᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦅᦾᧉ ᦺᦔ.His strength was failing.ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦜᦱᧉ ᦗᦻ ᦅᦾᧉ.The waning days of the lunar month.ᦊᦴᧈ ᦉᦳᧅ ᦟᧄ ᦢᦱᧃ ᦺᦈ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦍᦱᧄ ᦅᦾᧉ.She lives in peace in her fading years.8.1.4.3Decrease9.3.1.4To a smaller degree8.4.6.5.2Old, not youngᦎᦱᧃᧉᦅᦾᧉᦓᦾᧉᦺᦈᦎᧄᧈᦅᦾᧉᦓᦾᧉᦺᦈᦎᧄᧈᦅᦾᧉᦖᦸᧂᦺᦈᦗᦻᦅᦾᧉ
ᦅᧄᦵᦡᧁkam⁴dew¹5001pre-verbimmediatelyᦅᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦊᦱ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ, ᦎᦸᧂᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦢᦲᧇᧈ ᦷᦓᧆ ᦷᦠ ᦺᦈ.If you can't get them to the hospital right away, you must give heart massage.8.4.6.4.4Immediately2post-verbimmediately; right away: suddenlyᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦕᧆ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦡᧁ.He shouted at me right away.8.4.6.4.4Immediately3post-verbcompletely; absolutelyᦈᦸᧉ ᦎᧄ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦷᦃ ᦺᦔ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦡᧁ.He was knocked right off the bridge.9.3.2Completelyᦅᧄ1ᦵᦡᧁ1
ᦈᦸᧆᧈᦵᦋcɔɔt²cee⁴post-verbthoroughlyᦔᦲᧃᧈ ᦷᦔ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦈᦸᧆᧈ ᦵᦋ ᦶᦑᧉ.They cared for her thoroughly.9.3.2Completelyᦈᦸᧆᧈᦵᦋ
ᦵᦉ1see¹5001verb (intransitive)to endure; have happen to oneᦵᦉ ᦂᦱᧂᧉ ᦔᦱ ᦃᧄ ᦆᦸ.He got a fishbone stuck in his throat.4.4.3.6Endure2verb (intransitive)to dieᦅᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦷᦊᧅ ᦊᦱ ᦺᦞ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦉ ᦺᦔ.If he doesn't get treatment quickly he will probably die.2.6.6Die3verb (transitive)to lose; squanderᦷᦂ ᦵᦉ ᦵᦙ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦉ ᦠᦻ.He was afraid he would lose his wife to his friend.6.8.2.3Lose wealth7.6.3Lose, misplace4verb (transitive)to exceed; go beyondᦑᦸᧂᧉ ᦖᦴ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦉ ᦖᦴ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦈᧅ ᦂᦳᧄᧉ ᦵᦜᦲᧄᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.The stomachs of the piglets exceed their mother's ability to feed them.8.1.4More5verb (transitive)to pay (a fine); repayᦠᦹᧉ ᦷᦎ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦵᦉ ᧓ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ ᧞.They made him pay three times the amount.6.8.4.5Pay6post-verbcompletelyᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦵᦉ ᧞.He was completely unable to respond.9.3.2Completelyᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦉᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦢᧉᦵᦉᦇᦹᧃᦅᦱᧃᧉᦵᦉᦵᦉᦁᦳᧂᦅᦰᦵᦉᦺᦈᦵᦉᦈᦲᧆᦵᦉᦉᦈᦵᦉᦐᦱᧉᦵᦉᦐᦱᧉᦵᦉᦎᦱᦵᦉ᧟ᦵᦉᦠᦻᦵᦉᦡᦻᦵᦉᦢᦱᧈᦵᦉᦶᦣᧂᦌᦳᧄᦵᦉᦎᦱᦵᦉᦷᦎᧅᦵᦣᧈᦠᦻᦵᦉᦓᦸᧅᦵᦉᦟᦴᧉᦐᦱᧉᦵᦉᦎᦱᦟᦳᧇᦟᦻᧈᦠᦻᦵᦉ
ᦵᦉᧂᧉseŋ³20001verb (intransitive)to finish; be used upᦃᧁᧉ ᦵᦉᧂᧉ ᧞.The rice is all gone.ᦋᦲ ᦞᦲᧆ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦵᦉᧂᧉ ᦺᦓ ᦃᦳᧄ ᦶᦑᧃ ᦐᦲᧉ.My life will finish here in this pit.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦇᦹᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦺᦜ ᦑᧂ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦏᦹ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦉᧂᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚.It is a source of money that will flow like water all your life and will not run out.6.1.2.3.5Complete, finish2post-verball; completelyᦂ ᦜᦲ ᦍᦱ ᦙᦲ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦺᦡ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦺᦃ ᦵᦉᧂᧉ.He explained the whole situation completely.9.3.2Completelyᦵᦉᧂᧉᦷᦋᧈᦞᦻᦔᦱᧃᦌᧄᧉᦵᦉᧂᧉᦑᧂᦵᦉᧂᧉᦓᧇᦵᦉᧂᧉ
ᦶᦉᧃ4sæn¹5001pre-verbvery; totallyᦜᧇ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦡᦲ.I was sleeping very well.ᦃᧁᧉ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦣᦲᧇ.They went into the house very quickly.ᦕᦳᧅᧈ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦂᧃ.She gave them very similar names.ᦷᦂ ᧞ ᦠᦳᧃ ᦜᧂ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦺᦔ ᦚᦱ ᦺᦞᧉ.She was afraid and backed up all the way to the wall.9.3Very2numeralone hundred thousand. [Note: The word ᦶᦉᧃ is often used to mean 'a large number', where in English we might say 'millions'. The number 100,000 is more commonly expressed as ᦉᦲᧇ ᦖᦹᧃᧈ 'ten ten-thousands'.]ᦉᦲᧇᦖᦹᧃᧈᦟᦱᧃᧉ1ᦶᦉᧃ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦏᦻ ᦉᦽᧈ.Innumerable cities came to offer tribute.ᦃᦸᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦣᦱᧁ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦙᦱ.Their lifestyle was like that of millions of other people.8.1.3.1Many, much8.1.1.1Cardinal numbers3nouna minor official; former title for a village head“ᦶᦉᧃ” ᦵᦎᦲᧄᧈ ᦋᦾᧈ ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦶᦎᧂᧈ ᦶᦙ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦷᦃᧂᧈ.A 'saen' helps the lord to repair the villages.4.6.1.2Government officialᦇᦹᧃᦖᦹᧃᧈᦆᧄᦶᦉᧃᦶᦉᧃᦞᦱᦗᧃᦷᦍᧆᦶᦉᧃᦺᦡᦉᧄᧈᦖᦹᧃᧈᦉᧄᧈᦶᦉᧃᦵᦋᧂᦶᦉᧃᦓᦻᦶᦉᧃᦖᦹᧃᧈᦷᦋᧈᦶᦉᧃᦋᦱᧆ
ᦉᧅ1sak²ᦉᦲ4500numeraljust; as little as. [Note: Often used with a negative 'not even one'.]ᦙᦾᧈ ᦌᧁ ᦉᧅ ᦐᦾᧈ.Rest just a little.ᦊᦱᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦣᦴ ᦉᧅ ᦑᦲᧈ.Don't let there be even one hole.ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦺᦕ ᦙᦱ ᦋᦾᧈ ᦉᧅ ᦅᦳᧃ.No one came to help him, not even one person.ᦺᦗᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦷᦋ ᦙᦱ ᦉᧅ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ.Their daughter-in-law hadn't invited them to visit even once.9.3.1.2To a small degree8.1.5.7Onlyᦉᧅᦀᦲᧆᦉᧅᦐᦾᧈᦉᧅᦅᦻᦉᧅᦅᧄ
ᦉᦳᧆ1sut²20001nounend; limitᦎᦱᧄ ᦺᦈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦞᧃ.They played happily until the end of the day.ᦺᦃ ᦢᦸᧅᧈ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦅᧁᧉ ᦶᦕᧁ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦔᦻ.He told the story from beginning to end.8.6.7End, point2verb (intransitive)to end; come to an endᦉᦳᧆ ᦅᧄ ᦅᦹᧆ ᦅᧄ ᦘᦸᧂ ᦵᦉ.He was all out of ideas.ᦑᦲᧈ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦠᧃᧉ, ᦙᦲ ᦢᦸᧈ ᦢᦸᧈ ᧚.Where the path ends there is a well.8.4.6.1.3End3adjectivelast; finalᦷᦢᧆ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦔᦸᧆ ᦉᦳᧆ.The last part of the lesson.8.4.5.1.4Last4post-verbmost; -est. [Note: This follows an adjective to create a superlative.]ᦏᦱᧃᧉ ᦉᦳᧂ ᦉᦳᧆ.The highest level.8.1.5.5Most, least9.3.1Degreeᦁᦱᦟᦱᦉᦳᧆᦃᦜᦐᦱᧆᦂᦳᧄᧉᦷᦋᧈᦉᦳᧆᦔᦱᧃᦉᦳᧆᦃᦐᦱᧆᦉᦳᧆᦅᧄᦅᦹᧆᦉᦳᧆᦍᦸᧆᦉᦳᧆᦍᦸᧆᦑᦱᧄᦔᦻᦉᦳᧆᦎᦱᦉᦳᧆᦶᦎᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦒᦲᦉᦳᧆᦷᦖᧅᦌᧄᧉᦺᦈᦉᦳᧆᦞᦲᧉᦺᦉᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦌᦾᧉᦒᦲᦉᦳᧆᦕᦳᧆᦉᦳᧆᦕᧆᦉᧆᦺᦙᧉᦅᧄᦉᦳᧆᦺᦙᧉᦉᦳᧆ
ᦺᦊᧈjaj²5001adjectivegreatᦈᧁᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦑᦱᧁᧉ ᦎᦳᧃ ᦺᦊᧈ.The great prince their father.4.5.6.1High status4.4.1Prosperity2adjectivechief; principal; headᦵᦉ ᦓᦱ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦺᦊᧈ.The chief courtier.8.4.5.1.2First4.5.3.1Lead3verb (intransitive)to growᦃᦾᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦺᦊᧈ ᦺᦞ ᦺᦞ!I am going to grow quickly.2.6.4.6Grow, get bigger4post-verbveryᦋᦱᧆ ᦵᦅᧆ ᦺᦊᧈ.He was very angry.9.3Veryᦃᦹᧃᧉᦺᦊᧈᦃᦹᧃᧉᦺᦊᧈᦓᧂᧈᦉᦳᧂᦅᦳᧃᦺᦊᧈᦺᦈᦺᦊᧈᦺᦊᧈᦂᦱᧉᦺᦊᧈᦂᦹᧃᦺᦊᧈᦉᦳᧂᦺᦊᧈᦺᦊᧈᦓᦾᧉᦓᦾᧉᦺᦊᧈᦺᦊᧈᦷᦜᧂᦷᦜᧂᦺᦊᧈᦐᦱᧉᦺᦊᧈᦐᦱᧉᦂᦱᧉᦢᦱᧃᦺᦊᧈᦓᦾᧉᦺᦊᧈᦷᦜᧂᦺᦊᧈᦦᦱᧂᧉᦵᦋᧁᧈᦺᦊᧈᦵᦃᧁᦺᦞᦶᦏᧉᦺᦊᧈᦂᦱᧉᦢᦱᧃᦓᦾᧉᦺᦊᧈᦓᦾᧉᦓᦾᧉᦺᦊᧈᦺᦊᧈᦵᦔᧃᧈᦺᦊᧈᦙᦱᧃᦺᦊᧈᦡᦳᧂᦺᦘᦺᦙᧉᦺᦊᧈᦡᦸᧃᦺᦊᧈᦋᦳᧄᦗᦴᦦᦱᧂᧉᦦᦱᧂᧉᦺᦊᧈᦺᦊᧈ
ᦋᦸᧄᧉᦟᦸᧄᧉcɔm⁶lɔm⁶adjectivenearly dark; duskᦗᦸᦡᦻ ᦋᦸᧄᧉ ᦟᦸᧄᧉ ᦆᧄᧈ ᧟.It was already nearly dusk.9.3.1Degree8.1.5.4Most, almost all
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