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single
/sing-gəl/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: sabeka rè
MS: sabeka rè
You use single to say that there is only one.
The house has a single window, which is next to the front door.
 
adj.
 
2.
Def.: para rè te sabeka ne etew
MS: sabeka ne etew, para rè te
If something such as a room or a bed is single, it is made for one person.
He had a single room in the hospital.
 
adj.
 
3.
Def.: warè pad nakaasawa; mengebay wey ke kanakan
MS: mengebay; kanakan
If you are single, you are not married.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0576-0600
 
 
not a single
Def.: warè iya minsan sabeka
MS: warè iya minsan sabeka
You use not a single to say strongly that there are none.
I didn't see a single bird in the forest.
Wara ad iya nakakita te minsan sabeka rè ne bayaku diyè te katalunan.
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Last updated: 27/Sep/2012