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b) Bu h'an geu-bri-taguen le ma.
Rice NEG 3r-allow cook by mother
'Mother does not allow (you) to cook rice.'
c) Bu h'an geu-bri-taguen.
Rice NEG 3r-allow cook
'Don't cook rice.'
tulong is also used to soften a command, equivalent to
the English please. This ward sounds politer than cuba or si
discussed earlier. It is often used together with siat 'a
moment,' which does not mean 'a moment' when used in a
command. A command without the word tulong with a proclitic
is rude to older persons, siat 'a moment' softens a command
for children.
188. Neu-tulong-buka pinto siat. (For older persons)
2r-help open door a-moment
'Please open the door.'
189. (Tulong)=buka pinto siat. (For children)
Help open door a-moment
'Please open the door.'
Verbs in the following list are rather different from
the previous verbs. They take a complement in which the verb
indicates that the subject is in the process of performing
an activity. In English, this is expressed by the verb in
the progressive form.