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c). meu- is also used to form verbal adjectives<br />

denoting 'the result of an action.' Most of these adjectives<br />

are equivalent to the English 'past participles.'<br />

meuuke 'carved' (from uke 'to carve')<br />

meuqeusok 'pressed' (from qeusok 'to rub, to iron')<br />

meucetak 'printed' (from cetak 'to print')<br />

119. Rumoh meuculek nyan rumoh toke Leman.<br />

House carved that house merchant Leman<br />

' That house with carved walls is merchant<br />

Leman's.'<br />

2.3.1.1.3 With "tu-worda"<br />

meu- is also used with seventeen "£a-words" (from (1)<br />

through (17) (see 2.2.1.4)) to form adjectives. In these<br />

derived adjectives, meu- means 'known.' Among these<br />

adjectives are the following.<br />

meusoe 'known (the person)'<br />

mupat 'known (the location)'<br />

meune 'known (the origin)'<br />

meuJan 'known (the time)'<br />

meu'et 'known (the length)'<br />

120. Gopnyan ureueng meusoe.<br />

He/sher person known<br />

'He/she is a respected person.'

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