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anything
/en-ee-thing/
 
pron.
 
1.
Def.: iya...minsan nekey; iya...ahad hendei (ke eglalag ka te warad iya)
MS: iya...minsan nekey; iya...ahad hendei
You use anything with a negative word (e.g., not, never) to mean 'nothing'.
A baby can't do anything for itself.
Ka batè kenè iya egpekeyimu te minsan nekey para kandin.
She didn't tell me anything.
Warad iya migpangguhud sikandin te minsan nekey.
 
pron.
 
2.
Def.: minsan nekey (diyè te peg-insè)
MS: minsan nekey
You use anything in a question to ask if there is something.
Can you remember anything about the accident?
Egpaksuman-suman ka te minsan nekey meyitenged te mareet ne neyitabù?
 
pron.
 
3.
Def.: minsan nekey; minsan hendei (meyitenged te ware tapid)
MS: minsan nekey; minsan hendei
You use anything to say that it is not important which thing you choose.
You can eat anything that is on the table.
Egkakeen nu ka minsan nekey ne igkeupii nu diyè te lamisa.
Sem.Dom.: pronouns; GSL0401-0425
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012