The word hay expresses there is/are, but is also used in reference to the environment where English uses it’s.
To barix. or Hay barix.
It’s raining. (There’s rain.)
To taluji. or Hay taluji.
It’s snowing. (There’s snow.)
To sen termopul. or Hay termo.
It’s warm. (There’s heat/warmth.)
To sen bardipul. or Hay bardi.
It’s cold. (There’s cold.)
Many adjectives may be used as quasi-prefixes to form compounds. Words with adjective quasi-prefixes take on a more specific meaning than a noun modified with the given adjective would have.
For example, the adjective day (big, large) can be used as an augmentative quasi-prefix and is used for deriving words that denote an increase in size, age, degree, quantity or loudness as compared with the root.
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Likewise, the word lil (little, small) can be used to derive words that denote a reduction in size, degree, quantity or loudness as compared with the root.
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The word daymo is an adverb of degree meaning greatly or very.
The word lilmo, the opposite of daymo, is an adverb of degree meaning a little and is used to modify adjectives or other adverbs.
In previous lessons we have seen other words that add -mo. As we can see, adj/adv words (max, min, kufi, day, lil) that modify other adj/adv words must add -mo: maxmo, minmo, kufimo, daymo, lilmo.
Hay termo fe exya.
It’s warm outside.
Hay multi drevo fol nahir.
There are many trees along the river.
Misu xaher sen daymo kijawi. Hay multi drevo per jabal. Hay multi barix mas xosu taluji. Ner fe gao jabal hay nahir. Multi insan suyon in den bardipul nahir. Mi no abil na bon suyon. Mi suki na pawbu per jabal eger no hay barix.
Create your own sentences using the examples above, and examples from previous lessons, as sentence patterns. Tell a story.