Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions
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:''The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends (lit. and yet bending) toward justice.'' | :''The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends (lit. and yet bending) toward justice.'' | ||
''Gu'' (with h-prothesis) is used to form adverbs from adjectives: ''gu math'' 'well' from ''math'' 'good'. It also | ''Gu'' (with h-prothesis) is used to form adverbs from adjectives: ''gu math'' 'well' from ''math'' 'good'. It's also used in front of predicative adjectives to indicate that the adjective is a current, often temporary state, e.g. | ||
* ''gu math'' 'well, in good health' | * ''gu math'' 'well, in good health' | ||
* ''To și gu teth'' 'It's hot' | * ''To și gu teth'' 'It's hot' | ||