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any
/en-ee/
 
det.
 
1.
Def.: Egkahamit seini ke eglalag ka te minsan hendei duma te me lalag ne 'warè iya' wey ke 'warad iya'.
You use any with a negative word (e.g., 'not', 'never') to talk about a zero amount of something.
I do not want any of these animals.
Warè iya igkeupii ku ne ngalap minsan hendei kayi.
There are never any mangoes on this tree.
 
det.
 
2.
Def.: egkahamit te peg-insè ke due minsan nekey
You use any with a question to ask if something exists or is there in a place.
Is there any Coke?
Duen pad ubag kuk?
Can any of your friends play the guitar?
 
det.
 
3.
Def.: minsan nekey; minsan hendei; minsan hentew (egkahamit seini ke eglalag ka te kenè ne impurtanti ke hendei ka igkeupii nu wey ke egpilien nu)
MS: minsan nekey; minsan hendei; minsan hentew
You use any to say that it is not important which person or thing you choose.
Take any chair that you like.
Kuwa ka te minsan hendei ne bangku ne igkeupii nu.
Any of my children can help you, just ask one of them.
Sem.Dom.: determiners; GSL0051-0075
Status: ready

Last updated: 03/Mar/2012