pusukumv uninfl.stare me/uslukluk strong mi/mipela1s/1pDeta'e le ŋai ti yip pusukum poi sai?Why are you staring at us?Bilong wanem yupela i lukluk strong long mipela?cf.-usukumbstare atusukumbestare me/us
pwambevhit mepaitim mi1sTinge yislih me ŋam na, "Miye' ende yambe nin lakai pakai?" Mi'e pe, ŋam mungwisme, "Hei, ki pwambe."They asked me, "Did a man hit you or not?" So I replied, "Yes, he hit me."Ol i askim mi olsem, "Man i paitim yu o nogat?" Olsem na mi bekim ol, "Yes, em i paitim mi."cf.-ongombehit them ; kill them-ongombehit them ; kill them-onombehit him/it ; shake handspumbhit me/us ; kill me/uspumbebeat me/us (to death)irr. ofpwambepumboibeat usirr. ofpwamboipwamboihit uspwamboihit usyambhit you pl.yambhit you pl.yambipthey hit you pl./themyambipthey hit you pl./themyumbhit (will hit you pl.) ; harm (will harm you pl.)irr. ofyambyumbehit you sg. ; harm you ; fight you sgirr. ofyambeyumbiphit you pl.irr. ofyambipyumbiphit you pl.irr. ofyambippumbeirr.beat me/us (to death)Mindemboi tinge ka pumbe no, ma mule.Later they will beat me, and I will die.1s/1pcf.pumboiirr. ofpwamboipwambepwamboiyambipyumbirr. ofyambyumbeirr. ofyambeyumbipirr. ofyambip
pwapncross aunt or uncle ; mother's brother and his wife ; father's sister and her husbandkanderePwap ŋam somohonme wule.My aunt died a long time ago.Kandere bilong mi i dai bipo.
pwarv uninfl.arrive ; sproutkamapSihei ŋaiye Jisas ka pwar e oto Jeriko pe, miye' embep tangare ende narp yaŋah.Jesus had almost arrived in Jeriko, and a blind man sat on the road.Jisas i kam klostu long Jeriko, na wanpela aipas man sindaun long rot.Ŋendehei ŋaiye ki gere pe, meneiꞌ kin pwar nat.When it first sprouted, shoots surfaced.Pastaim em i kamap long graun na nupela kru i kam antap.
pyengeadjdifficult to understandhat tumas long saveWusyep kin pyenge.His talk is difficult to understand.Tok bilong em i hat tumas long save.