9. Grammar

bukabaadvfrom wherelong weBukaba yile te biirii yako?Where are you two coming from?Yutupela kam long we?Bukaba nyiinii tu?Where are you?Yu stap we?Wuniikii viyaatuwe kau biinguadeng val, bukangba wunii mosiit yak?From where could I have known that they were hiding to beat me up?Ol i laik paitim mi na hait i kam na mi no bin save liklik.9Grammarvariantbukangba
bukaadvwhereweBuka tiing gai niiba na?Where are those people from?Em ol lain long wanem ples?Bukang kiiraamiiniing nyaagiit miinii kure yaako?Where did you get that story from?Yu kisim dispela tok long we na yu kam?9.2.3.4Question wordsvariantbukang
-damv > nsfxstyle, way, likewe; olsem9.5.1.4Way, manner
-devsfxthey, 3 plural subject markerol9Grammar
dekiiposstheirbilong ol9Grammar
diipersheem (man)9Grammar
-diivsfxhe, 3 singular masculine subject markerem (man)9Grammar
diikiiposshisbilong em (man)9Grammar
-e1vsfxsame subject suffix on dependent verbs where the subject of the following clause is coreferential.na9Grammar
enidemthatdispelaEni sa takua na?Who is that woman?Dispela meri em husat?9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
gi4pro-formpro-pronoun in place of subject pronounBapmu anoru gi tu.The moon is up.Mun i stap antap.9Grammar
gi3vdo, becomemekim, kamapGi yipma gidiing.It is cold.Em i kol.Yikiindam dii gik.He did a good job.Em mekim gut wok.9.1.1.2Become, change state9.1.2Do
guriipersyou (plural)yupela9Grammar
gurapossyour (plural)bilong yupela9Grammar
-guriivsfxyou (plural), 2 plural subject markeryupela9Grammar
jabii viyaavmake a platform, make an altar, make a rackwokim bet7.5.2Join, attach9.1.2.5Make
guanen1thing that is tangiblesamting yu inap holimWububa yile wunii nak guane yikuadiite viik.I went in the bush and saw something (Lit. one thing) go by.Mi go long bus na lukim wanpela samting i wokabaut i go.2thing; a general term that is used as a nominaliser when it follows a verb in root formsamtingwek guanea thing for travelingsamting bilong raun9.1General words
-k1vsfxpast tense marker on independent verbspinis9.4.1.1Tense
ka2advnot, negative markernoYa dii ka kutnakne kuikuakue. Kiyabap kiyabap dii viiko.The fire is not giving good light. It is dim.Em i no givim gutpela lait tumas. Em i givim liklik lait tasol.Wunii ka du kiirai, komele wunii tu.I did not get married, I am single.Mi no marit, mi stap wan tasol.9Grammarvariantke
ka3coppro-verb marker at the end of a statement clause when no verb is presentNiikii sii Maria ka.Her name is Maria.Nem bilong em Maria.9Grammar
-ka1nsfxFocus marker. Always immediately follows the subject.Nak duka nak takuakue viik.A man saw a woman.Wanpela man i lukim wanpela meri.Devitka niikii viyaak.Devit hit her..Devit paitim em.Waata wuniikii nak duka kuikiyo.A man will give me a dog.Wanpela man bai givim mi dok.9Grammar
-ka2vsfxshould; obligatory mood markermasGaiba wulai kakii kiyari bakaba kure takaka.You should go into the house and prepare extra food.Yu go long haus na kuk na putim ekstra kaikai i stap.9.4.3.1Imperative
-ka3vsfxfocus marker9.6.3.6Markers of focus
kapiilek2advmaybe, perhapsinap9.4.4.6.2Maybe
kapmanadvnotnoMait kapman jatkii yikwunii.If it does not rain, I will go to the garden.Sapos nogat ren, mi bai go long gaden.Kuasaguane kapman dii tu.He does not have clothes on.Em i nogat klos.9Grammar
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