Sentence Structures Flashcards
The final particle in a question used to express doubt or surprise
àh?!
The final particle used to put at the end of a statement and turn it into a question
ma?
The final particle:
* For a choice type question
* That softens the mood of a sentence turned question
a?/a!
Positive descriptive sentence (2)
Subj. Adj.
Subj. Adv. Adj.
Negative descriptive sentence (2)
Subj. m Adj.
Subj. mhaih Adv. Adj.
Structure to turn a statement into a question
Subj. Adj. ma?
Subj. Verb. Obj. ma?
Choice-type question structure (2)
Subj. Adj. m Adj. a?
Subj. Verb. m Verb. Obj. a?
Showing surprise question (6)
Subj. Adj. àh?! | Subj. Adv. Adj. àh?! | Subj. Verb. Obj. àh?!
Subj. m Adj. àh?! | Subj. mhaih Adv. Adj. àh?! | Subj. m Verb. Obj. àh?!
Final particle meaning “how about?”
nē
Final particle meaning “only” and “that’s all”
jē
Also or both statement (2)
Subj. Adj./VObj. (Subj.) dōu Adj2/VObj2
Subj1 Adj/VObj., Subj2 dōu Adj/VObj.
Prefix that turns caridnal numbers into ordinal
daih
Final particle that indicates a change of status (3)
la/lo/laak
From TW1 to TW2
TW1 dōu TW2
From PW1 to PW2
PW1 dōu PW2
Counting over 20
(2~9) + sahp + (1~9)
Counting over 10
sahp + (1~9)
Counting by 10s
(2~9) + sahp
Contracted form of 10s
sahp = ‘ah
Translate:
43
In both formal and ‘ah’ form
sei sahp sāam = sei’ah sāam
Tell Num1 or Num2
Num1 Num2 MW Noun
Time word for: 12:00 am - 3:00 am
bunyé
Time word for: 12:00 am - 6:00 am
lihngsāhn
Time word for: 6:00 am - 12:00 pm
seuhngjau
Time word for: 12:00 pm
ngaanjau
Time word for: 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
hahjau
Time word for: 7:00 pm - 12:00 am
yehmáahn
Telling time on the hour
Num. dím
Translate:
5:00 pm
hahjau nghdím
Telling time with hour and minute (3)
Num. dím Num.
Num. dím Num. go jih
Num. dím Num (1~59) fān
Translate:
7:55
In all three ways
chātdím sahpyāt
chātdím sahpyāt go jih
chātdím msahpm fān
Half hour in time (2)
Num. dím bun
Num. dím sāamsahp fān
Counting hours
Num. go jūngtàuh
Counting five-minute periods
Num. go jih
Counting minutes
Num. fān
Structure for what time and when
Subj. géidím Verb Obj. a?
Subj. géisìh/géisí Verb Obj. a?
Structure for how long
Subj. Verb géinoih/géinói Obj. a?
Turn a noun in the plural form, several
dī Noun
Final particle that indicates questioning an action happened in the past
ga?
Verb suffix to indicate a completion of an action
Verb jó
Structural particle that indicates possessiveness
ge