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10. a) Ma
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na-geuh di rumoh.
Mother exist-3r in house
'Mother is In the house/at home.'
b) Ma di rumoh-geuh.
Mother in house-3r
'Mother is In the house/at home.'
(10a) and (10b) are completely synonymous, except that the
former is more emphatic.
11. Si Din mantong bak sikula.
Title Din still at school
'Din is still at school.'
12. Ayah mantong-geuh.
Father still-3r
'Father is still here.'
When a sentence contain a directional adverb, the
motion verb is not always necessary in Acehnese if the
context is clear. The omitted verbs in sentences with
directional adverbs vary considerably. They may include Jak
'to go,' minah 'to move,' ej_ 'to go up,' tren 'to go down,'
reubah 'to fall,' and many other verbs that denote change of
position. When verbs are omitted, the predicate is an
adverb. For an adverb predicate, optional enclitics are
used, rather than obligatory proclitics.