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*: ''Ambromu '''circâ''' pratia.'' "We walk around the square." | *: ''Ambromu '''circâ''' pratia.'' "We walk around the square." | ||
*: '''''Circ''' los curios dil guviarn fuch una massa di pirsunos cu aḍ proṭistori.'' "Around the governmental offices there was a crowd of people protesting." | *: '''''Circ''' los curios dil guviarn fuch una massa di pirsunos cu aḍ proṭistori.'' "Around the governmental offices there was a crowd of people protesting." | ||
* '''siny''', meaning "without". The ''siḍiri + siny'' structure (to be without) is frequently used where English prefers "to have no": | |||
*: ''Lânc caramela iarunt '''siny''' gliqui.'' "These sweets are sugar-free (lit. "without sugar"). | |||
*: ''No possun pass viviri '''siny''' tivi!'' "I can't live without you!" | |||
*: ''Sun '''siny''' pihunya.'' "I have no money (lit. "I am without money")." | |||
*: ''Avulc meu ê '''siny''' infantis.'' "My uncle has no children." | |||
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