9.4.4.1. Certainly, definitely
ᦂᦶᦑᧉkatææ⁶2000pre-verbtruly; actuallyᦂ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᧞ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦶᦜᧂᧉ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ.Actually he didn't know, but he pretended he knew.9.6.3.2Markers of emphasis 9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦶᦑᧉ
ᦈᧅ1cak²500pre-verbirrealis (including future, conditional, contrary-to-fact). [Note: This is the formal pronunciation and spelling of this word. There are many informal variants including ᦎᦲᦰ, ᦡᦲ and ᦡᦲᧈ.]ᦀᦲᦰ3ᦌᦲᦰᦎᦲᦰ1ᦡᦲᦰᦡᦲᧈᦡᦲ2ᦣᧁ ᦈᧅ ᦷᦃᧇ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦷᦣ ᦷᦎ ᦓᧃᧉ.We are going to eat that cow.ᦞᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦆᧄᧈ ᦙᦱ ᧟.The evening had almost come.ᦵᦉ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦊᦱ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦎᦻ ᦵᦉ ᧞.If I hadn't put on medicine you would have died.ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦂᧄᧈ ᦟᧂ ᦁᧃ ᦈᧅ ᦎᦸᧇᧈ ᦷᦑ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦡᧉ.He didn't have the strength to respond to this evil.9.4.4.10Irrealisᦈᧅᦺᦔᦈᧅᦺᦡᧉᦑᦹᧅᦈᧅ
ᦋᦱᦎᦲᦰcaa⁴tiʔ²pre-verbcertainly; of courseᦋᦱ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ.Of course you would say this.ᦋᦱ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦙᧈ, ᦏᦳᧅᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦉᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ?Certainly as a mother, shouldn't she provide for her children?9.4.4.1Certainly, definitely
ᦋᦱᧆᦞᦱᧈcaat⁵waa⁵2000conjunctiondefinitely; reallyᦋᦱᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦶᦑᧉ ᧞.Definitely we will never be able to forget it.ᦋᦱᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦷᦕ ᦣᧅ ᦵᦙ ᦶᦗᧂ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦐᦸᦰ.What a loving couple!ᦋᦱᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦺᦠᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦷᦃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦑᧉ ᧞.She really couldn't either cry or laugh.ᦋᦱᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦂᧃ.Definitely people are not the same.9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦋᦱᧆ1ᦞᦱᧈ
ᦌᦹsɯɯ⁴5001interrogative pronounwhy; how. [Note: This marks rhetorical questions that express surprise or criticism.]ᦌᦹ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦎᦲᧄᧈ?Why aren't you helping us?ᦺᦂ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦔᦹᧃ ᦌᦹ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦷᦔᧆ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦣᦱ?From this distance, how could an arrow reach it?9.2.3.4Question words2pre-verbcertainlyᦵᦉ ᧞ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦍᧄᧈ ᦺᦉᧈ, ᦌᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦗ ᦟᦱᧆ ᦑᦱᧁᧈ.If you step on (the slippery rocks) you will certainly slip and fall.9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦵᦣᧆᦌᦹ
ᦑᦰᦶᦑᧉtatææ⁶ᦑᦶᦑᧉ2000post-verbreally; veryᦕᦲᧆ ᦷᦖᧅ ᦕᦲᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦑᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ.She was very angry.ᦙᦲ ᦩᦱᧄ ᦙᦴᧉ ᦑᦴᧉ ᦃᦳᧃ ᦓᦱ, ᦙᦲ ᦺᦈ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦷᦕᧆᧈ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦑᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ.She had pity, and really wanted to help him.9.6.3.2Markers of emphasis 9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦶᦑᧉ
ᦶᦑᧉᦓᦱᧈtææ⁶...naa⁵2000post-verbtruly; very (can be separated)ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦓᦱᧈ.It really was a person (not a roll of cloth).ᦎᦱ ᦞᧃ ᦍᦱᧃᧈ ᦣᧁ ᦺᦂ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦺᦂ ᦓᦱᧈ.The sun is really far from us.9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦶᦑᧉ
ᦶᦑᧉtææ⁶5001adjectivetrueᦇᦹᧃ ᦶᦑᧉ.Genuine money (not counterfeit).ᦋᦹᧈ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦑᦱᧃ.My true name is Tan.3.5.1.3.5Real3.5.1.3True2post-verbtruly; really; veryᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦉᦲ, ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦉᦲ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.It's a tiger. It's really a tiger!ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦞᧅ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦃᧅ ᦖᧃᧈ ᦶᦑᧉ.In his work he was very diligent.ᦙᦲ ᦶᦞᧃᧈ ᦑᦲᧇ ᦐᦽᧈ ᧚, ᦏᦸᧂᧈ ᦶᦈᧇ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦺᦕ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦐᧄᦇᦱᧄ ᦶᦑᧉ.There was a magic mirror. Whoever's face was shown in it would be truly beautiful.9.3Very9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦂᦶᦑᧉᦐᦱᧉᦶᦑᧉᦐᧂᧉᦶᦑᧉᦑᦰᦶᦑᧉᦑᦲᧈᦶᦑᧉᦵᦑᧂᧈᦶᦑᧉᦶᦑᧉᦓᦱᧈᦟᧅᦂᦶᦑᧉ
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