Matigsalug Student Dictionary – early

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early
/er-lee/

adj, adv.

1.
Def.: mahaan dè (te kenè pad ka nataha ne uras wey ke timpu)
MS: mahaan dè
If something is early, or happens early, it happens before the usual time, or before the time when it should happen.
It started to rain hard, so they went home from the farm early
Migbunsud e mig-uran te makeseg, sika ka mahaan dè mig-ulì sikandan puun te kamet dan.
The invitation said 3pm, but many people arrived early, around 2:30.
Ka sulat migkahi te alas tris pad te maapun [ma͡apun], piru duen dè mahaan nanginguma, te me alas dus midya.

adj, adv.

2.
Def.: maselem-selem; seselemi
MS: maselem-selem; seselemi
If something is early, or happens early, it happens in the first part of the morning.
She always wakes up very early, when it is still dark.
Layun sikandin ne maselem-selem ne eggimata, te egpamalatpalat pad.

adj, adv.

3.
Def.: hun-a ne baad te nateil ne timpu
MS: hun-a ne baad te nateil ne timpu
You use early to talk about the first part of a period of time (e.g., early in the year).
She came here in early January, not long after New Year.
I moved to this town early in my teenage years, when I was fourteen.
Sem.Dom.: adverbs

adj.

4.
Def.: nekewun-a
MS: nekewun-a
You use early to talk about something when it was quite new, at the beginning of its development.
Early cellphones were quite big and heavy.
Ka nekewun-a ne me silpun bayew derakel wey mabbehat.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0176-0200
Status: ready

Last updated: 28/Sep/2012