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which may sometimes be a reluctant or apathetic one,
depending on the situation.
182. Meunyo ek-keuh kon .ka-cok treuk.
If want-2y why-not 2y-take then
'If you want (to eat) it, why don't you take it?'
183. Meunyo sep peng-keuh, ka-bloe treuk laju.
If enough money-2y 2y-buy then now
'If you have enough money, just buy it.'
There is an ordinary word treuk with the meaning
'more.' As an ordinary word, it is not pronounced with a
rising intonation as above.
184. Nyoe-pat saboh treuk.
Here one-CL more
'Here is one more.'
[iii] . cit. cit has its variant sit. They are in free
variation; I cannot see any syntactic or semantic
differences between these two variants. A speaker may at one
time use cit and at another sit in the same environment and
situation. As a particle, cit is used to give emphasis to
the meaning of the word that it precedes. It is used before
verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
185. Gopnyan sit got akai.
He. EMP good character
'He is a good man.'