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====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
{{av-dart}} | {{av-dart}} | ||
==Bemé== | |||
===Etymology=== | |||
Unknown. | |||
===Pronunciation=== | |||
{{bm-ipa-2|la}} <!--Add {{bm-ipa-2}} in parameters--> | |||
===Polysemant=== | |||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' | |||
# (''before a [[:Category:Bemé verbs|verb]]'') forms a [[w:Conditional mood|conditional verb]] | |||
{{#if:Mi '''la''' puchinam amo ey mi ab teym.| | |||
#: ''Mi '''la''' puchinam amo ey mi ab teym.'' | |||
#:: "I '''would''' travel more if I had the time." | |||
}} | |||
# (''after a verb'') forms a [[w:Yes-no question|yes-no question]] | |||
#: ''Takin '''la''' Bemeh?'' | |||
#:: "'''Do''' you speak [[Bemé]]?" | |||
# (''at the end of a sentence without [[:Category:Bemé determiners|interrogatives]]'') forms a question | |||
#: ''Yeh, ba yu tink dag bi deti edag '''la'''?'' | |||
#:: "Yes, but do you consider a dog to be a dirty animal?" - John Travolta, {{pulp}} | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Bemé words]] [[Category:Bemé {{lc: Polysemant}}s]] | |||
==[[Braereth]]== | ==[[Braereth]]== | ||
[[Category: Braereth words]] | [[Category: Braereth words]] | ||
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====Coordinate Terms==== | ====Coordinate Terms==== | ||
* '''''[[le#Braereth|le]]''''' ‘him’ | * '''''[[le#Braereth|le]]''''' ‘him’ | ||
==[[Hakdor]]== | ==[[Hakdor]]== | ||
[[Category: Hakdor words]] | [[Category: Hakdor words]] | ||
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{{Aquatiki}} | |||
[[Category:Toki Pona particles]] [[Category:Toki Pona words]] | [[Category:Toki Pona particles]] [[Category:Toki Pona words]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:30, 12 June 2025
Avendonian
Pronunciation
Article
la
- feminine singular definite article
Inflection
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| singular | el | la |
| plural | li | le |
Bemé
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
Polysemant
la
- (before a verb) forms a conditional verb
- Mi la puchinam amo ey mi ab teym.
- "I would travel more if I had the time."
- Mi la puchinam amo ey mi ab teym.
- (after a verb) forms a yes-no question
- Takin la Bemeh?
- "Do you speak Bemé?"
- Takin la Bemeh?
- (at the end of a sentence without interrogatives) forms a question
- Yeh, ba yu tink dag bi deti edag la?
- "Yes, but do you consider a dog to be a dirty animal?" - John Travolta, Pulp Fiction
- Yeh, ba yu tink dag bi deti edag la?
Braereth
Pronunciation & Variants
| Official | Classical | Tenibvreth | Eomentesa | Merineth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /la/ | [la] | [lə] ⟪la⟫ |
[la] ⟨la⟩ |
[la] ⧼la⧽ |
Etymology
Determiner
la
- the
- The feminine singular definite article. Becomes l’ before a vowel.
Declension
| The Definite Article (“the”) |
The Indefinite Article (“a, an, some”) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Singular | lu, l’* | la, l’* | un, n’* | una, n’* | |
| Plural | lis | les | unis | unes | |
* Form used before a vowel.
Coordinate Terms
- lu ‘the (masculine singular)’
Pronoun
la
- her
- Third person singular feminine direct objective pronoun.
Coordinate Terms
- le ‘him’
Hakdor
Pronunciation
- Hakdor Phonology: /la/ ([la])
Etymology
Conjunction
la
- that, which
- A conjunction which precedes a relative clause.
Modern Standard Imperial
Pronunciation
(Modern Standard Imperial) IPA: /la/
Adverb
la
- which, what
- Interrogative particle.
Reneissan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
(Reneissan) IPA: /la/
Determiner
la (masculine singular il, masculine plural i, feminine plural lai, prevocalic singular l', prevocalic plural lais)
- the; masculine singular definite article
Toki Pona
Etymology
From Esperanto or Romance definite article. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.
Pronunciation
(Toki Pona) IPA: /la/
Particle
la
- mark the previous statement as context to the following statement
Categories:
- Contionary
- Avendonian definite articles
- Avendonian articles
- Avendonian words
- Avendonian determiners
- Bemé words
- Bemé polysemants
- Braereth words
- Braereth determiners
- Braereth articles
- Braereth pronouns
- Hakdor words
- Hakdor conjunctions
- Modern Standard Imperial words
- Modern Standard Imperial adverbs
- Reneissan determiners
- Reneissan words
- Aquatiki
- Toki Pona particles
- Toki Pona words