Muai - Grammar - Specifiers
Muai specifiers give additional information about the concepts
described by the word preceded by the them, saying in which way that
predicate applies to the concept. Here some examples:
- tei : additionally, too, and ("tiu-tei")
.kioi mieko hifiafi-tei.
I like butterflies too.
.liai mieko hifieli tiu-tei hikiani.
He likes cats and dogs.
- lau : alternatively, or ("tiu-lau")
.liai mieko hifieli tiu-lau hikiani
He likes cats or dogs.
.liai mieko hifieli tiu hikiani-lau
He likes cats... Or dogs.
- kou : only, "exclusive or" ("tiu-kou")
.liai mieko hifieli tiu-kou hikiani
He likes either cats or dogs.
.kioi mieko-nou liai.
I don't love her.
.liai mieko hifieli tiu-tei hikiani-nou
He likes cats and not dogs.
She likes cats but not dogs.
- hai : affirmative particle
.tiei mieko liai huai-mai?
.huai-hai.
Do you love her?
Yes [that's true].
- mai : interrogation particle
.tiei mieko kioi, huai-mai?
You love me, {this clause}-{interrogation particle}
You love me, don't you?
Actually, the question mark is superfluous, as the rest
of the punctuation: tiei mieko kioi huai-mai.
- sai : currently, presently
.tiei mieko-sai kioi, huai-mai?
You love me now, don't you?
.tiei mieko kioi-sai, huai-mai?
You love me as I am now, don't you?
.tiei-sai mieko kioi, huai-mai?
You, as you are now, love me, don't you?
.tiei mieko kioi, huai-tai.
You love me, actually.
- hau : subjunctive or conditional marker
.tiei mieko-hau kioi.
You would love me.
You can know all Muai specifiers here: Word Builder: Specifiers.
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