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, pro.that object far from speaker and far from listener.
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se elconj.when (in the future); whenever.
se el sekumconj.if (used in negative sentences).
selcont.se el
er se er aexpr.when (in the past).
er se er a Sebadongexpr.last Saturday.
er se er a taem er a mekemadexpr.during the war.
er seiexpr.over there; in that place.
mekera iseiexpr.[used to refer to a method of doing something that the speaker has forgotten.]
ngera iseiexpr.thingamajig; thingamabob; whatchamacallit. [used to refer to something whose name the speaker has forgotten.]
se di kauexpr.it's up to you.
se el soamexpr.whatever you want; it's up to you.
se el tebelexpr.that table (over there).
se er aexpr.conj. when (in the past).
techa iseiexpr.what's-his-name; what's-her-name. [Used to refer to someone whose name the speaker has forgotten.]
tela iseiexpr.[used to refer to a number that the speaker has forgotten.]
Examples:
> They were over there and then walked to the beach.
> I was eating that apple and those bananas.
> Why are you just sitting here? - Because they don't want me to go over there.
> Satsko fled when she saw the ghost.
> Sally is reading that book.
Proverbs:
> When my eyes are closed.
When one dies the eyes are "closed"; hence, to be dead. The term for "death" is mad as is the term for "eye," (mad; madak: "my eye"). Some sources suggest that the term for death refers to the closed eyes of a dead person.
More Examples:
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> Sometimes, i really miss my father and mother.
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> I think there should be a curfew on land and have flights only come in during the day like before.
telang
/tela
, pro.how many; how much; to what degree?
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Synonyms:
Examples:
> What time is it now?
> How thick is the tree?
> I wonder what the approximate age of the old man may be.
> What time is Eli showering?
> What time is it?
More Examples:
> How many females are wearing rings?
> How old is your older sister? (only said by a female)
> What time will the coffin go into the ground?
> How long will you be in Palau?
> And you, how many people are in your family?

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