Contionary:eh

Bemé

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Bemetak) IPA^(key): [ɛ]

Polysemant

eh

1. (with bi) existential verb

   Eh bi pasej mi dan rimembawin...

   "There's a passage I remembered..."

2. (after a verb) forms an imperative verb

   Pit eh yu chobak.

   "Spit out your gum."

3. (before a verb or between two verbs) forms an infinitive verb

   Eh bi nga n'eh bi, dat bi krestan.

   "To be or not to be, that is the question."

4. (exclusively before a verb) forms a continuous verb

   Im eh wak nyow.

   "He is working now."

5. (one's) own

   Dag itin im eh pyuk.

   "A dog eats its own feces." (John Travolta, Pulp Fiction)