9. Grammar

-kapmanvsfxnotno9.4.6.3Markers expecting a negative answer
katik🔊advhow much, how manyhamasMiina takuana yuwa katik kiipii de wak?How much did they say they would charge for your wife?Hamas ol i tok long pe bilong meri bilong yu? 9Grammarvariantkatiyak
kayak🔊1advnonogatToloba kiipiya kayak.Long ago there were no mosquitoes.Bipo natnat i nogat.9Grammar2advnothing, no reasonnogat3advcompletelyolgeta4difficulthat, nogatAriiveliya gubi van kayak, gubi dama dama gaiyakuadiite nanii wariye kai waritu.Upriver is difficult, we face the current coming down and labour to paddle going up.Pesim tait em nogat, mipela save pesim tait na pul i kam antap.
-kii1nsfxdative suffix on nouns, proper nouns and pronounslongBaliikii nanii kau yiko.We are hunting pigs.Mipela kisim pik.9Grammar
-kii2vsfxfuture tense markerbai9Grammar
kiigademlike thisolsem9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
kiin1demthis (an object that is near the speaker)dispelaKiin bane na?What is this?Dispela em i wanem samting?9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns2advherehiaKiinba te apiit yakiibiirii.The two of them will stay here until they become old.Bai tupela stap long hia na kamap lapun.8.5.1Here, there
-kiinposssfxpossessive pronoun as objectbilongWunakiin ga.It is mine.Em bilong mi.9Grammar
kiiniingdemheredispela (klostu)9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
kiinikiindemthat over there, more distant than kiingidispela9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
kiinikidemthat over there, more distant than kiinikiindispela9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
kiipii2advvery; a superlative that follows adjectives, adverbs and nounstruKayak kiipii ka.Absolutely not.Nogat tru.Nak ganbi kiipiing, wuna yakino mele kiirai wunii yik.Very early one morning, I took just my slingshot and went.Moning tru, mi kisim katapul tasol na mi go.9Grammar
kiit waiadvstrong, confident, firm, unwavering, surestrongWagu vai kuatii sade kiipma siidete, dii kiit wai tiitu.They dig a hole and put the post in and pack the soil and it stands firm.Ol i digim hul na putim pos i go daun na sutim sutim graun raun long pos, na em save stap strong tru.Naknak nyaagiit wukue maulii daakiyakiimiinii, kiit wai miinii tiikiyo.If you hear all kinds of stories you should not worry, you must stand strong.Yu harim ol kainkain toktok, yu no ken tingting planti na pret, yu mas stap strong.9.4.4.2Sure
-kiitivsfxpotential moodinap9Grammar
kuaa1v1existential verb meaning to exist, usually in a horizontal positionslip stapVala guba dii kuao.The canoe is on the water.Kanu i slip i stap antap long wara.9.1.1.1Exist2lie downslipSudu anii kuaakiyo.We want to sleep [lying down].Mitupela laik slip.2.2Body functions
-kiyovsfx1near future tense marker on independent verbsbaiWaata biirii mapmana nyaagiit wunii saapiitkiyo.I want to tell you the story of the dog and cuscus.Mi laik stori long stori bilong dok wantaim kapul.9Grammar2IMP
kiyari1adjextra, additionalekstraKiyari bakaba wale wunii kure yaak.I brought extra with me.Mi kisim ekstra wantaim i kam.Miina gai kuaakaapa kiyari gi tu?Does your house have extra space for sleeping?Haus bilong yu i gat ekstra spes bilong slip i stap?9Grammar8.1.1Number2connplus, used when forming numbers over 10 that end in 1-9.nataaba vitik kiyari taabanak siira nakulaksixteen; lit. two hands plus one hand plus one16-pela
-kiyavsfxcannotno kenYaakiyakiimiinii.You cannot come.Yu no ken kam.Jiipa piilak miinii yile kutkiyako.Perhaps you want to do work.Nogut yu laik mekim wok.Nakdam yorokiyakiimiinii, kiitwai te miinii jiipa kutkiyo.You cannot be concerned (Lit. think), you stand firm and do the work.Yu no ken tingting planti na stap, yu mas stap strong na mekim wok bilong yu.9.4.6.1No, not
-kuanvsfx1Progressive Aspect; refers to something that is happening nownauNang gi katiikuan.I am eating sago now. Mi kaikai saksak nau.9Grammar2progressive relative clause markerSiil kure kapiire burii yatiikuan niiba piilak, kayak. I am not like people who steal and do bad things.Mi no olsem ol man i save mekim pasin stil na mekim pasin nogut, nogat.
ko1advjust, with no purposetasol, natingKo wunii yaak.I just came.Mi kam tasol.Enikii nyaan ko mele dii tu.This child is naked.Dispela pikinini i stap as nating.9.4.4.7Just, almost not8.1.5.7Only
komeleadj1insignificantnatingAniki du jabui kayak, komele du ka.This man is not a big [important] man, he is an insignificant man.Dispela man em i no bikman, em i man nating.9.3.1.2To a small degree2pure with nothing addednogat samtingKiigi nabi de ka kuik sade. Komele ka.They did not put any salt on these greens. They have nothing added.Dispela kumu ol i no putim sol long en. Em stap nating.Niibun wale nii ka yai tiikue. Komele takua ka.She has not come with cargo. She is a woman without anything.Em i no kam wantaim ol samting. Em kam meri nating.7.5.3.1Pure, unmixed
-kovsfxpresent tense on a final verbWuniikii nyiinii siiko.You are hitting me.Yu paitim mi.9.4.1.1Tense
kuaa2vexist abovestap antapTiipma dii ka kuaakue.There aren't coconuts up there.Kokonas i no stap.Guajiik noriiba dii kuaak.Breadfruit are up there.Kapiak i slip stap antap.Niimo moto vala kut apa mika kuao.A big tree for making a motor canoe is up there.Bikpela diwai i stap bilong wokim moto kanu.9.1.1.1Exist
-kuavsfxcontinuous aspecti saveNak takua kabiiliiba siigua yakikuaniite, dii niikii siigua taatiik. One woman was fishing at the river, and her hook was hooked.Wanpela meri bin go huk long baret na huk bilong en i pas.9.4.1.2Aspect--dynamic verbs
kuasa guanenthingssamting9.1.3Thing
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