9. Grammar
ᦋᦸᧂᧈcɔŋ⁵5001nounspace; gap; crack between boardsᦋᦸᧂᧈ 3ᦣᦴ 2ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦷᦣᧉ.A gap in a fence.ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦔ ᦎᦴ.The crack of a door left ajar.ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦶᦔᧃᧉ.A space between boards.ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦚᦱ.He looked through a crack in the wall.ᦟᦸᧆ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦝᦱᧅ.It squeezed through a gap in the flooring.ᦵᦀᦲᧆ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦵᦀᦲᧆ ᦣᦴ.They blocked up the spaces and holes.7.8.2Crack2nounpart; section; problem; roleᦶᦉᧃ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦃᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦆᧄ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦖᦴ.The main role of E Xan was to study pig diseases.4.4.2.1Problem8.1.6.1Part4.2.5Drama4.2.1.6Participate3classifierclassifier for cracks, problems, situations, kinds of thingsᦊᦱ ᦜᦻ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ.Many kinds of medicine.ᦑᦱᧂ ᦡᦾᧉ ᧗ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦡᦲᧇ.Seven kinds of food that should not be eaten raw.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦇᦱᧂᧉᦋᦸᧂᧈᦢᦸᧂᧈᦣᦴᦵᦋᦲᧉᦋᦸᧂᧈᦋᦸᧂᧈᦂᦱᧃᦋᦸᧂᧈᦊᦴᧈᦵᦔᦲᧂᦂᦲᧃᦋᦸᧂᧈᦺᦋᧉᦋᦸᧂᧈᦺᦋᧉᦷᦆᦊᦳᧂᧈᦋᦸᧂᧈᦑᦱᧂᦋᦸᧂᧈᦞᦱᧈᦋᦸᧂᧈᦟᦳᧄᦋᦸᧂᧈᦵᦣᧆ
ᦋᦳᧄ1cum⁴20001noungroupᦋᦳᧄ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦣᦻᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᦲ.There was a group who said 'no' and a group who said 'yes'.4.2.1.7Crowd, group2classifierclassifier for groupsᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦻ ᦋᦳᧄ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᦸᧅᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦣᧁ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦃᦸᧉ ᦂᦱᧃ.This group of stories teaches us how to behave in certain situations.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦋᦳᦋᦳᧄᦋᦳᧄᦓᦳᧄᦋᦳᧄᦜᦻᦷᦎᧅᦋᦳᧄᦕᦴᧉᦗᦲᧈᦋᦳᧄᦓᦸᧂᧉᦖᦴᧈᦋᦳᧄᦖᦱᧅᦟᦳᧄᦋᦳᧄᦚᦳᧂᦋᦳᧄ
ᦋᦸᧃᧉcɔn⁶20001nounspoonᦅᧃ2 2ᦑᦹ ᦋᦸᧃᧉ ᦺᦙᧉ.She was holding a wooden spoon.ᦀᧁ ᦋᦸᧃᧉ ᦎᧅ ᦡᦾᧉ.We dipped it up with a spoon and ate.5.2.2.8Eating utensil2classifierclassifier for spoonfulsᦵᦂᦲ ᦋᦲᧄ ᧚ ᦋᦸᧃᧉ.One spoonful of salt.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦋᦸᧃᧉᦉᦱᧂᦋᦸᧃᧉᦶᦟᧂᧉᦖᦸᧉᦛᦱᧃᧈᦋᦸᧃᧉᦏᦴᧈ
ᦋᦸᧂcɔŋ⁴20001nounvillage4.6.7.2City2classifierclassifier for villages9.2.6.1ClassifiersChinese庄zhuang1
ᦋᦸᧄᧉᦟᦸᧄᧉcɔm⁶lɔm⁶adjectivenearly dark; duskᦗᦸᦡᦻ ᦋᦸᧄᧉ ᦟᦸᧄᧉ ᦆᧄᧈ ᧟.It was already nearly dusk.9.3.1Degree8.1.5.4Most, almost all
ᦋᦱᧆ2caat⁵20001nouna life, one of successive reincarnationsᦋᦱᧆ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦀᧁ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦕ.In my next life I am going to have a king as my husband.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦖᦻᧉ ᦂᧇ ᦷᦕ ᧒ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦋᦻ ᦎᦱ ᦵᦃᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦋᦱᧆ ᧟.She was a widow of two husbands because she had been stingy in her former lives.2.6Life2classifierclassifier for lives, lifetimesᦢᦱᧇ ᦖᦹᧃᧈ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦉᧅᧈ ᦉᧁᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦖᦸᧂ.Their sin from 10,000 lives brings sorrow and mourning.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦷᦋᧈᦋᦱᧆᦵᦋᦲᧉᦋᦱᧆᦵᦙᧃᧉᦋᦱᧆᦡᧇᦋᦱᧆ
ᦋᦱᧆᦞᦱᧈcaat⁵waa⁵2000conjunctiondefinitely; reallyᦋᦱᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦶᦑᧉ ᧞.Definitely we will never be able to forget it.ᦋᦱᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦷᦕ ᦣᧅ ᦵᦙ ᦶᦗᧂ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦐᦸᦰ.What a loving couple!ᦋᦱᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦺᦠᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦷᦃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦑᧉ ᧞.She really couldn't either cry or laugh.ᦋᦱᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦂᧃ.Definitely people are not the same.9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦋᦱᧆ1ᦞᦱᧈ
ᦋᦱᧇ2caap⁵prepositionconnected with; relevant to7.5.2.1Link, connect9.6Connected with, related ᦎᦲᧆᦋᦱᧇ
ᦌᦲᧈ2sii⁵1verb (intransitive)to connect; continue onᦎᦸᦰ ᦈᧇ ᦌᦲᧈ ᧟ ᦔᦳᧃ ᦒᦲ ᧓.Continued as section 3.ᦙᦹᧉ ᦌᦲᧈ, ᦙᧃ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦀᧁ ᦝᦹᧃ.The next day she went to collect firewood.8.4.7Continue, persevere2classifierclassifier for issues of a journalᦗᧃ ᦓᦱ: ᦔᦲ ᧒᧐᧑᧔: ᦌᦲᧈ ᦒᦲ ᧕. Banna Magazine: Year 2014: Issue number 5.3.5.7.2Written material9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦶᦌᧂᧈᦅᦱᧂsæŋ⁵kaaŋ⁴2000nameHong Kongᦶᦌᧂᧈ ᦅᦱᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦱᧈ ᦵᦣᦲ ᦁᧃ ᦙᦲ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦵᦉᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦑᦲᧈ ᧚.Hong Kong is a famous port city.ᦊᦴᧈ ᦶᦌᧂᧈ ᦅᦱᧂ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦋᦲᧄ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦛᦱᧃ ᦟᧄ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦷᦟᧅ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ.In Hong Kong everybody wants to taste the good international food from all over the world.9.7.2.3Names of citiesChinese香港xiang1gang3
ᦶᦌᧃᧈᦈᦲᧃᧈsæn⁵cin²adjectiveadvancedᦙᦲ ᦞᦲᧉ ᦌᦱ ᦶᦌᧃᧈ ᦈᦲᧃᧈ.He has advanced skills.ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦶᦌᧃᧈ ᦈᦲᧃᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦓᦱ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦷᦆᧈ ᦌᦸᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ.She is an advanced person in planting her fields scientifically.8.4.6.5.5Modern9.3.1.1To a large degreeChinese先进xian1jin4
ᦶᦌᧃ3sæn⁴pre-verbjust; merelyᦙᧃ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦶᦌᧃ ᦏᦱᧄ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ, ᦙᦲ ᦉ ᦃᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ?He just asked again, What evidence do you have?ᦅᦳᧃ ᦀᧂᧈ ᦺᦢᧉ ᦶᦌᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦀᦳᧇᧈ ᦙᧃ ᦜᦻ.A person who is just stupid, you don't have to tell them a lot.9.4.4.7Just, almost not
ᦌᦹsɯɯ⁴5001interrogative pronounwhy; how. [Note: This marks rhetorical questions that express surprise or criticism.]ᦌᦹ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦎᦲᧄᧈ?Why aren't you helping us?ᦺᦂ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦔᦹᧃ ᦌᦹ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦷᦔᧆ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦣᦱ?From this distance, how could an arrow reach it?9.2.3.4Question words2pre-verbcertainlyᦵᦉ ᧞ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦍᧄᧈ ᦺᦉᧈ, ᦌᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦗ ᦟᦱᧆ ᦑᦱᧁᧈ.If you step on (the slippery rocks) you will certainly slip and fall.9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦵᦣᧆᦌᦹ
