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123. Beu ka-bayeue jinoe, meuh'an mate-keuh.
Must 2y-pay now if not die-2y
'You must pay now, or you will die.'
Lastly, the verb na. 'to exist' is often used as a modal
or an auxiliary with the function almost similar to that of
the English do. It is used for emphasis, as in (124), in
yes/no questions, as in (125), and contracts with negative
word h'an 'not,' resulting in hana 'not, there is no.' 5
124. Gopnyan na geu-jak bak geutanyoe.
Her EMP 3r-go to we
'He did come to our place.'
125. Na neu-jak u meulasah beuklam?
AUX 2r-go to "meulasah" last night
'Did you go to "meulasah" (village center) last
night?'
126. Di gopnyan hana geu-turi geutanyoe.
SFC he. NEG 3r-recognize we^nc
'He doesn't recognize us.'
There are other words jeuet. pavah. and teuntee which
are not modals. There are two words ieuet: a verb with the
meaning 'to dare,' and an adjective with the meaning 'be
5 When contracted with Qa., h' an loses it final [n] and
the nasal quality of its vowel.