Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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perem
/pɔdɔm/
part.
“good_but”
 
1.
part.
wishfully
Wrd.Gloss: good_but; wish; almost
Meupiya perem ke eg-uran su eyew due weyig te tangki.
It would be good if it rained so that there would be water in the tank.
Gramm. optative aspectual adjunct. This particle expresses what you wanted or intended in the past, what you wish about the present, or what you would like to happen in the future.
Eng. wishfully; hopefully; wish; almost; would; should; unfulfilled; desire (a feeling of wishing elusive things or unreachable things); intended; expected; hypothetical; hypothetically
Tag. sána
Ceb. untà; hinaut unta
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152), Grammar (193)
DDP: Particles (9.2.6), Want (3.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: G

 
2.
part.
for something to almost happen by accident [frustrative particle]
Neitis ku perem ka weyig ku.
I almost spilt my water [after knocking the cup by accident].
Eng. almost; accidentally; unactualized
Ceb. hapit
DDP: Particles (9.2.6)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: G

 
3.
v.
for someone (egperem, agent, eg><ø-) to use the perem particle in their speech
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M


Updated by: RJH,JLM,RJH,JLM,RJH,NJK
Last updated: 24/Jun/2010

Links to texts

"perem" in text "Examples of Anit"

"perem" in text "Examples of Anit"

"perem" in text "Long Ago I"

"perem" in text "Death of a Young Man"

"perem" in text "Morning Darkness"

"perem" in text "Morning Darkness"

"perem" in text "Aurelio's Marriage"

Links to phrasebook

"perem" in text "Impanubaley si Pidru perem diye te baley te Kepitan. Nekegsinug-ung kew ki Huwan diye te dalan wey due duma rin"

"perem" in text "Due daruwan etew ne nekegsinug-ung diye te dalan"

"perem" in text "Due daruwan etew ne nekegsinug-ung diye te dalan"

Links to health books

"perem" in healthbook "Keilangan ka meupiya neg kakeen"

"perem" in healthbook "Keilangan ka meupiya neg kakeen"

"perem" in healthbook "Anak ni Biltu ne migkerid"

"perem" in healthbook "Anak ni Biltu ne migkerid"

"perem" in healthbook "Eg-ay-ayaran ta ka me ngipen ta"

Link to Bible concordance

"perem"

Links to songbook

"perem" in song "Legpad ku ne langun"

"perem" in song "Heheten ta ka pegtuu ta"

"perem" in song "Nammaraan a Hisus"

"perem" in song "Matarenga key Manama"

"perem" in song "Kene din eg-alam"