8.4.2. Take time

ᦀᦻᧉ2ʔaaj³2000conjunctionto do on and on. [Note: Used in the construction: verb+ᦀᦻᧉ+verb.]ᦙᧃ ᦣᦹᧇ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦣᦹᧇ, ᦣᦹᧇ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦃᦲᧆ ᦖᦱ.She chased and chased, but she couldn't catch the dog.ᦙᧃ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦏᦱᧉ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦅᧄ ᦶᦟᧁᧉ.He waited and waited but he never saw the bus.ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦈᦲᧅ ᦅᦸᧂᦰ ᦌᧄᧉ ᧟.We climbed and climbed, and in the end we got to the peak.ᦙᧃ ᦃᦳᧆ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦃᦳᧆ, ᦍᧂ ᦠᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦟᦲᧄᧉ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ.He dug and dug, and he hadn't found the box yet.8.4.2.3Forever
ᦶᦁᧆʔæt⁵classifierclassifier for moments (countable only to one)ᦅᧄ ᦶᦁᧆ ᧚, ᦃᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦙᦱ.In a moment they all came out of the water.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦂᦲᧃkin¹5001verb (transitive)to eat; drinkᦂᦲᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ.To eat; eat a meal (literally: eat rice).ᦂᦲᧃ ᦓᧄᧉ.To drink.ᦂᦲᧃ ᦜᧁᧉ.To drink liquor.ᦂᦲᧃ ᦓᦳᧄ.To nurse.ᦂᦲᧃ ᦊᦱ.To take medicine.5.2.2Eat2verb (transitive)to take up time; expend resourcesᦂᦲᧃ ᧓ ᦔᦲ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦏᦲᧃᧉ.It took three years to finish building it.8.4.2Take time3verb (transitive)to rule; conquerᦣᧁ ᦈᧅ ᦕᦱᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦉᦴ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦂᦹᧂᧈ ᧚.I will divide my kingdom for you to rule over half of it.4.8.3.1Defeat4.6.4Ruleᦵᦂᧁᧈᦂᦲᧃᦺᦈᦵᦂᧁᧈᦂᦲᧃᦙᦹᦷᦂᧇᦂᦲᧃᦎᦱᦞᧃᦷᦂᧇᦂᦲᧃᦵᦡᦲᧃᦂᦲᧃᦀᦾᧉᦂᦲᧃᦀᦾᧉᦓᦾᧉᦂᦲᧃᦀᦲᧄᧈᦎᦲᧄᦺᦈᦂᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈᦂᦲᧃᦃᧁᧉᦂᦲᧃᦓᧄᧉᦂᦲᧃᦃᦳᧄᦂᦲᧃᦇᦹᧃᦂᦲᧃᦵᦈᧂᦂᦲᧃᦍᦱᧂᦂᦲᧃᦵᦈᧂᦂᦲᧃᦑᦱᧃᦂᦲᧃᦺᦈᦂᦲᧃᦈᦱᧂᧉᦂᦲᧃᦷᦊᧅᦂᦲᧃᦊᦱᦂᦲᧃᦎᦸᦰᦶᦎᦰᦂᦲᧃᦶᦐᧂᦂᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦂᦲᧃᦑᦱᧃᦂᦲᧃᦓᦸᧃᦂᦲᧃᦵᦙᦲᧂᦂᦲᧃᦛᦱᧃᦺᦆᧈᦜᧇᦂᦲᧃᦷᦜᧂᦂᦲᧃᦜᧁᧉᦙᧁᦶᦆᦂᦲᧃᦷᦠᦂᦲᧃᦢᧁᧈᦛᦱᧃᦂᦲᧃᦢᧁᧈᦟᧄᦂᦲᧃᦶᦣᧂᦷᦃᧇᦂᦲᧃᦃᦸᦂᦲᧃᦃᦸᧉᦊᦴᧈᦵᦔᦲᧂᦂᦲᧃᦃᦸᧉᦊᦴᧈᦣᦱᧁᦂᦲᧃᦃᦱᧁᧉᦊᦴᧈᦣᦱᧁᦂᦲᧃᦃᦸᧂᦂᦲᧃᦅᦱᧈᦂᦲᧃᦑᦱᧂᦅᧄᦂᦲᧃᦊᦴᧈᦂᦲᧃᦊᦴᧈᦉᦳᧅᦂᦲᧃᦟᧄᦊᦴᧈᦉᦳᧅᦂᦲᧃᦡᦲᦊᦴᧈᦔᦲᧃᦂᦲᧃᦖᧃᧉᦊᦴᧈᦺᦣᧉᦂᦲᧃᦍᦱᧅᦊᦱᧁᧉᦵᦣᦲᧃᦵᦕᦲᧃᦂᦲᧃᦌᦸᦰᦞᦱᧈᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃᦎᦱᦂᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦊᦴᧈᦣᦱᧁᦂᦲᧃᦑᦱᧂᦂᦲᧃᦑᦸᧂᦰᦂᦲᧃᦓᧄᧉᦂᦲᧃᦶᦔᧂᦂᦲᧃᦘᦱᧉᦶᦔᧂᦂᦲᧃᦘᦳᧂᦂᦲᧃᦵᦜᧅᦙᧅᦉᦳᧅᦂᦲᧃᦡᦲᦟᦻᧈᦂᦲᧃᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃᦡᦲᦂᦲᧃᦡᦾᧉᦂᦲᧃᦡᦹᧄᧈᦂᦲᧃᦵᦣᧆᦞᦱᧈᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃᦷᦣᧂᦂᦲᧃᦜᧁᧉᦣᦳᧂᦂᦲᧃᦓᧄᧉ
ᦂᦳᧄᧉᦷᦋᧈᦉᦳᧆᦔᦱᧃkum³coo⁵sut²paan¹post-verbforeverᦐᧂᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦣᧁ ᦠᦱ ᦵᦂᧇ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦂᦳᧄᧉ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦔᦱᧃ.Even if we store it away we can't keep it forever.8.4.2.3Foreverᦂᦳᧄᧉ2ᦉᦳᧆ1ᦷᦋᧈᦔᦱᧃ
ᦂᦳᧄᧉᦷᦋᧈkum³coo⁵post-verbforeverᦔᦲᧃ ᦎᦱ ᦡᦲ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦂᧇ ᦷᦎ ᦂᦳᧄᧉ ᦷᦋᧈ.This is a benefit for oneself that will be useful forever.8.4.2.3Foreverᦂᦳᧄᧉ2ᦷᦋᧈ
ᦅᧄ᧚kam⁴nɯŋ⁵nounin a momentᦅᧄ ᧚ ᦺᦔ ᦣᧇ ᦀᧁ ᦉᦻ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦕᦱᧈ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.At any second it might attract lightning.8.4.2.1A short timeᦅᧄ1᧚
ᦉᧅᦅᧄsak²kam⁴ᦉᦅᧄ5001pre-verbonly just; just about to (time or distance)ᦃᦾᧉ ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ ᦟᦳᧅ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦔᦱᧈ ᦙᦱ.I have just come from the jungle.ᦉᦲᧃᧉ ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ ᦷᦙᧆ ᦷᦠ ᦃᧁᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦀᦲᧆ ᧚.My skirt is just a little past my knees.8.4.6.2.1Recently8.4.2.1A short time2post-verb(not) even onceᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦊᦲᧇ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ.She didn't get to play with the ball even once.8.4.6.6Onceᦉᧅ1ᦅᧄ1
ᦷᦋᧈᦉᦹᧇᧈᦔᦱᧃcoo⁵sɯɯp²paan¹post-verbfor ages and agesᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦂᦸᧃᧈ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦉᦹᧇᧈ ᦔᦱᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦏᦹ ᦉᦱ ᦉ ᦓᦱ ᦘᦰ ᦘᦳᧆ ᦈᧁᧉ.Long ago, for age upon age, they held to the Buddhist religion.8.4.2.3Foreverᦷᦋᧈᦉᦹᧇᧈᦔᦱᧃ1
ᦌᦹᧂ1sɯŋ⁴1verb (transitive)to catch; imprisonᦙᧃ ᦈᦸᧉ ᦋᦲᧃ ᦌᦱᧉ ᦍᧇ ᦌᦹᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ.He was caught and put in prison by the police.ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦌᦹᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦣᧂ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦜᦻ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ.When the rain is caught there we can store away quite a lot of water.4.7.7.3Imprison2post-verbunceasinglyᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦘᦳᧄ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦠᦱᧈ ᦌᦹᧂ ᦙᦱ.Brahma made the rain pour down unceasingly.8.4.2.3Foreverᦌᦹᧂᦉᦵᦖᦲ
ᦵᦍᧂᧈᦢᦹᧆᦵᦍᧂᧈᦍᦱᧄjeŋ⁵bɯt²jeŋ⁵jaam⁴nounmoment by momentᦷᦎ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦅᦻ ᦵᦔᦲᧂ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦵᦍᧂᧈ ᦢᦹᧆ ᦵᦍᧂᧈ ᦍᦱᧄ.Moment by moment my way of life was changing.8.4.2.1A short timeᦵᦍᧂᧈᦢᦹᧆᦍᦱᧄ
ᦶᦍᧇ1jæp⁵classifierclassifier for moments (countable only to one)ᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦍᦱᧄ ᦶᦍᧇ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦀᦸᧄ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦆᧄ. In a moment the jar changed into gold.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦍᦸᧂᧈᦍᦸᧂᧈjɔŋ⁵jɔŋ⁵post-verbon and onᦃᦲᧈ ᦂᦳᧂ ᦵᦦᧃ ᦕᦻᧉ ᦑᦳᧂᧈ ᦓᦱ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦗᧆ ᦔᦲᧁ ᦺᦔ ᦍᦸᧂᧈ ᦍᦸᧂᧈ.She rode her bicycle past the fields like the wind blowing on and on.8.4.2.3Forever
ᦎᦜᦱᧇtalaap²post-verbalways; throughoutᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦴᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦂᧃ ᦎ ᦜᦱᧇ ᦺᦔ.We will always be friends.8.4.2.3Forever9.6.1.7Distribution
ᦎᦸᧈᦟᦹᧂᦏᦹᧂᦏᧁᧉtɔɔ²lɯŋ⁴tʰɯŋ¹tʰaw³nounall one's life; the rest of one's lifeᦁᦱᦙ ᦃᦱᧄᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦟᦹᧂ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦏᧁᧉ.He promised to do good all of his life.8.4.6.6.4All the time8.4.2.3Foreverᦎᦸᧈ1ᦟᦹᧂᦏᦹᧂᦏᧁᧉ
ᦎᦲᧅᦎᦲᧅtik²tik²2000post-verbon and on; indefinitelyᦵᦑᧁ ᦺᦔ ᦎᦲᧅ ᦎᦲᧅ.He kept on walking.ᦢᦱᧈ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦀᧃᧉ ᦍᦸᧇ ᦺᦔ ᦎᦲᧅ ᦎᦲᧅ.His strength was weakening little by little.ᦟᦳᧃ ᦵᦉ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᧙ ᦷᦟᧅ, ᦀᦻ ᦟ ᦤᦴ ᦊᦲᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦲᧅ ᦎᦲᧅ.After September the weather gets colder and colder.8.4.2.3Forever
ᦑᧂᦷᦋᧈtaŋ⁴coo⁵2000nounforever; all one's lifeᦔᦱ ᦑᧂ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦓᧄᧉ.Fish live their whole life only in the water.ᦙᧃ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦘᦰ ᦑᧂ ᦷᦋᧈ.He was a monk for his whole life.ᦡᦱᧁ ᦋᦱᧂᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦠᦾᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦗᦻ ᦠᦳᧃ ᦵᦐᦲ.The Plough constellation always hangs in the north.8.4.2.3Foreverᦑᧂᦷᦋᧈ
ᦒᦹᧅᦒᦹᧅtʰɯk⁵tʰɯk⁵post-verbon and on; continuing; indefinitelyᦅᦳᧃ ᦅᦹᧃ ᦒᦹᧅ ᦒᦹᧅ.The number of people keeps on increasing.8.4.2.3Forever
ᦓᦱᧃnaan⁴2000nouna (long) period of timeᦺᦃᧉ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦠᦻ.The illness took a long time to heal.ᦂᦸ ᦍᦲᧃᧉ ᦉᦲᧃᧈ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦺᦊᧈ.A ginkgo tree takes a long time to grow.ᦗᦸᧇ ᦁᧃ ᦘᦲᧄ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ.A book that was printed not very long ago.ᦃᦱᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦙᦱ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦐᦲᧉ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧓ ᦔᦲ.We have been selling in this country for a period of three years.8.4.2.2A long timeᦵᦋᦲᧂᧉᦓᦱᧃᦙᦹᧃᦓᦱᧃᦠᦹᧂᦓᦱᧃᦠᦹᧂᦢᧁᧈᦓᦱᧃ
ᦶᦙᧁ2mæw⁴nounsecond (60 seconds in a minute)8.4.1Period of time8.4.2.1A short timeChinese秒miao3
ᦶᦙᧇ2mæp⁵1verb (intransitive)to flash; flickerᦃᦳᧃ ᦜᧂ ᦂᧄᧈ ᦶᦙᧇ ᦶᦙᧇ.It has flashing black feathers on its back.ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦙᧇ ᦵᦂᧁᧉ ᦷᦣᧃᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦕᦱᧈ ᦷᦠ ᦅᦳᧃ.The lightning flashed and the wind howled as if it would split the people's heads.1.1.3.6Lightning, thunder2classifierclassifier for moments (countable only to one)ᦍᦱᧄ ᦶᦙᧇ ᧚ ᦙᧃ ᦂᧄ ᦘᦱᧉ ᦋᦲᧂ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦆ.In a flash, he was holding a knife and he stole the things.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiersᦙᦶᦟᧇ
ᦙᦹᧃ2mɯn⁴nouna long timeᦎᦳᧄᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦹᧃ.Don't boil it for long.8.4.2.2A long timeᦙᦹᧃᦓᦱᧃᦠᦹᧂᦙᦹᧃ
ᦙᦹᧃᦓᦱᧃmɯn⁴naan⁴nouna long timeᦗᦸᧈ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦙᦹᧃ ᦓᦱᧃ.His parents cared for him for a long time.8.4.2.2A long timeᦙᦹᧃ2ᦓᦱᧃ
ᦷᦛᧂᧈwoŋ²2000classifiera while; a period of time. Countable only to oneᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦛᧂᧈ ᧚, ᦙᦲ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦈᦴᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦜᦻ.After a while there were lots of flowers blooming.ᦷᦛᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦷᦅᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦗᦻ ᦓᦸᧅ.At this time you should not go outside.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦛᦻᧉᦔᦲᦛᦻᧉᦷᦋᧈwaaj³pii¹waaj³coo⁵nounmany years; one's whole lifeᦛᦻᧉ ᦔᦲ ᦛᦻᧉ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦶᦑᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦉᦳᧅ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦟᧄ ᦉᧅ ᦞᧃ.For many years she was never happy for even one day.8.4.2.2A long timeᦛᦻᧉᦔᦲ1ᦷᦋᧈ
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