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sentences with "vaveb"
- From: MorphemeAddict@hidden.email
- Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:51:28 EDT
- Subject: sentences with "vaveb"
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"vaveb" means 'know (a fact, not a person)'.
1. Vaveb revefus yozun tevefrup yaras.
vaveb - know (past tense is default)
revefus - teacher (definite by default)
yozun - not
tevefrup - study (past tense is default)
yaras - I
The teacher knew that I didn't study.
2. Vaveb revefrus saxis zidrak.
vaveb - know (past tense)
revefrus - student (definite)
saxis - language (definite)
zidrak - one
The student knew the one language.
3. Vaveb yaras vapib yasas mas.
vaveb - know
yaras - I
vapib - like, enjoy
yasas - you
mas - room (definite)
I knew that you liked the room.
4. Yongan vaveb yasas teprop resis vuvek?
yongan - [marks a yes/no question]
vaveb - know (past tense)
yasas - you (singular)
teprop - work, labor, toil (past tense)
resis - doctor, physician (definite)
vuvek - wise, sage, sagacious, sapient
Did you know that the wise doctor worked?
5. Yen vaveb yaras yen tikop catusi vosrek yastik.
yen - [present tense, imperfect aspect]
vaveb - know
yaras - I
yen - [pres-imp]
tikop - fly, keep oneself airborne
catusi - pigeon, dove (plural)
vosrek - old, aged, antiquated
yastik - that/those
I know that those old pigeons are flying.
6. Yozun yen vaveb catusu saxisu.
yozun - not [clause negator]
yen - [pres-imp]
vaveb - know
catusu - pigeon (generic)
saxisu - language (generic)
Pigeons don't know languages.
7. Yozun yen vaveb caxisi xufak Saxisa.
The real parrots don't know Latejami.
8. Yen vaveb yaras yen vuxlip bexlisu zibak.
I know that all bears are strong.
9. Yen vaveb yaras wefrov yasas nuzas wimlod hemes.
I know that you stole the money in the train.
10. Yen vaveb wa'ucuz rezas yastik saxis ziduk zok.
The associate of that businessman knows eight languages.
11. Yon vaveb rekes sasos zag lakis yarik.
The chef may have known this soup's recipe.
12. Yoban vaveb vavenzos zibas zok vig sazes.
The informer definitely knew everything about the law.
13. Vaveb yaras wufonmes.
I knew the purpose.
14. Vaveb yaras wufonkaz nuzas.
I knew the purpose of the money.
15. Yen vaveb yaras yozun wiminzob yaras laglos zer jidyajas no'upros.
I know that I didn't put the salt and the honey on the table.
16. Yen vaveb yaras zaz tikip yasas winzud as.
I know what you swam to.
17. Yongan vaveb yasas zaz ye'agen tetrop yasas zer re{Mary}sa wi'akod as?
Did you know what you and Mary were fighting under?
18. Yen vaveb yaras winkaz vehab yasas cahasi.
I know where you saw the owls.
19. Yen vaveb yaras winkaz cahasi.
I know the location of the owls.
20. Yen vaveb yaras tunjekaz xugenzop yasas pises.
I know how you opened the door.
21. Yen vaveb yaras tunjekaz sis.
I know the manner of occurrence of the event.
22. Yen vaveb yaras zonjukaz wezav yasas heses.
I know why you bought the car.
23. Yen vaveb yaras zonjukaz heses.
I know the reason for the car.
24. Yen vaveb yaras zonjikaz wezav yasas heses.
I know for whom you bought the car.
25. Yen vaveb yaras zonjikaz heses.
The police didn't know the meaning of the open cash
26. Yozun vaveb retrasi wuxankaz ne'uzas xugek.
The police didn't know the meaning of the open cash register.
27. Yu'eben vaveb zonjugad yasas wimlonwukaz ma'ubus zag matisu?
Why did you need to know the volume of the hallway cupboard?
28. Yongan vavenleb vu'axlip pikos?
Was it known that the ceiling was weak? (Note the passive "vavenleb".)
stevo