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grade
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: keupiya te klasiyan te minsan nekey
MS: keupiya te klasiyan
the quality of something.
It was a high grade of coffee, so the taste was very good.
 
vt.
 
2.
Def.: egbehey te puhawang ke kamenu keupiya ka minsan nekey du te duma ne butang.
If you grade something, you decide how good it is compared with other things.
The testers graded the coffee.
 
vt.
 
3.
Def.: egbehey te eleg ne naangey ne karakelan wey ke kamenu keupiya ka himu.
If a teacher grades students, she checks their work and writes a number or letter to show how good it is.
Our teacher graded our test papers.
 
n-ct.
 
4.
Def.: naangey ne karakelan te tabak puun te hinimuwan
MS: naangey ne karakelan
the result that you get in a test or a project.
She got a high grade in her test.
 
n-ct.
 
5.
Def.: leg-un te peg-iskuyla
MS: leg-un te peg-iskuyla
a year at school (e.g., grade 3).
My sister is in grade 3.
 
n-ct.
 
6.
Def.: kamenu kasandig
MS: kamenu kasandig
The grade of something such as a road is how steep it is.
That hill has a very steep grade, so it is hard to drive up it.
Sem.Dom.: AWL7
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012