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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
(''[[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|Bemetak]]'') [[IPA for Bemé|IPA]]: [ɛ]
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===Polysemant===
===Polysemant===
'''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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#: ''Pit '''eh''' yu chobak.''
#: ''Pit '''eh''' yu chobak.''
#:: "Spit out your gum."
#:: "Spit out your gum."
# (''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."
# (''exclusively before a verb'') forms a [[w:Continuous mood|continuous verb]]
#: ''Im '''eh''' wak nyow.''
#:: "He '''is''' work'''ing''' now."
# (one's) own
# (one's) own
#: ''Dag itin im '''eh''' pyuk.''
#: ''Dag itin im '''eh''' pyuk.''

Latest revision as of 19:40, 10 June 2025

Bemé

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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)