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an 'won't', negative future.
(109) Kōrā ro re-ban kōnono ippā-n Mary.
woman the.pl.h 3pl.agr-won't talk with-3s Mary
'The women won't talk with Mary.'
n 'should', deontic modal.
(110) Kōrā ro re-n kōnono ippā-n Mary.
woman the.pl.h 3pl.agr-should talk with-3s Mary
'The women should talk with Mary.'
jan# ## #in 'not yet', negative anterior tense.
(111) I-jan#in mare.
1s.agr-not.yet marry.intrans
'I haven't married yet.'
jamin 'never', often used to talk about things that will never happen.
(112) I-jamin mare.
1s.agr-never marry.intrans
'I will never marry.'
nan# ## #in 'almost', prospective aspect.
(113) Laddik eo e-nan#in wōtlok jān wōjke eo.
boy the.s 3s.agr-almost fall from tree the.s
'The boy almost fell from the tree.'
baj wōt 'almost', prospective aspect. 11
(114) Laddik eo e-baj wōt wōtlok jān wōjke eo.
boy the.s 3s.agr-almost fall from tree the.s
'The boy almost fell from the tree.'
11 Although the conventional Marshallese writing systems write this adverbial as two words, its meaning
doesn't seem derived from its component parts. Therefore it is glossed as only one word. The same is the
case for kab de.
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