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yet
 
adv.
 
1.
Def.: pad
MS: pad
If something hasn't happened yet, it hasn't happened in the time up to now, but you think that it will happen in the future.
She hasn't finished high school yet.
Warè pad nekeimpus sikandin te hayiskul.
Has she finished high school yet?
 
adv.
 
2.
Def.: pad (kaluhey te pegpabulus)
MS: pad
You use yet to talk about an action that will continue into the future.
I think that the road repairs will continue for a few weeks yet.
Migsuman-suman a ne ka peg-upiya te kelesadda egpabulus te me pilan simana pad.
 
adv.
 
3.
Def.: pad iya
MS: pad iya
You use yet if one thing is more than another thing, and the other thing is already a lot.
My father is tall, but my brother is yet taller.
Ka amey ku malangkew, piru ka suled ku lelangkawi pad iya degma.
Sem.Dom.: adverbs
 
conj.
 
4.
Def.: piru
MS: piru
You use yet when it is surprising that two facts are both true.
She's a Filipina, yet she doesn't like rice.
Pilipina sikandin, piru kenè egkeupian sikandin te hemey.
Sem.Dom.: conjunctions; GSL0251-0275
Status: ready

Last updated: 11/Aug/2012