By: Kholis

Kholis — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:47:27 +0000

Dear Ilham, These three words are particles that come at the end of an exoisserpn or a sentence. The particle ???? /lc9Ew/ is used in both written and spoken form but the other two are used mostly in spoken form. 1) The particle ???? /lc9Ew/ means already , normally coming after a verb to signify that an action has already taken place or been accomplished. For example, ???????????? (Have you eaten?), ??????? (Eaten already.); ??????????????? ???? ???????! (Are you done getting dressed? Hurry up!), ??? ?????????? ??????? ??????????????????? (Yeah, I’m done already. Just a sec. Looking for my sun glasses.). 2) The particle ?????? /nedia/ or ????? /neeia/ means this , which I believe mutated from the more formal ??? /nedi/. For example, the brother who is impatiently waiting for his sister looking for her sun glasses, sees a pair on the side table in the living room, hollers at her: ?????????????????? ????????????? (Your sun glasses, is this the pair?). His sister: ????! ??????????? ????????????? (Oh! The red-framed one? Where?). The brother: ?????! ????????????????????! (Right here! On this side table near the door!). All the ?????? /nedia/ or ????? /neeia/ mentioned in the dialog would appear as ??? /nedi/ or ???(??) /neei (ngai)/ in the written form.3) ?????? /ngedia/ is a contraction/mutation (of sound) of a similar word ??? /ngedi/ which in turn mutated from ??? /nedi/. For example, a girl is learning the art of origami she is trying to fold a piece of paper this way and that way but couldn’t get it right, so she asks her friend: ?????????????? ????? ????????????? (Is this how I fold the paper? Am I doing it right?). The friend: ?????? ?????? ?????????????? ????????! (No, no. This is how you do it. Like this!).Small and simple words often need big and complicated explanation. Hope it helps you understand them better.-Cheers

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