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Re: Vocab #7

From:Kala Tunu <kalatunu@...>
Date:Monday, May 13, 2002, 20:58
Aidan wrote:
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Brought to you by f (for finals) and s (for studying) and comparative constructions. <<< 1. book---kuni That book over there (yonder) is thicker than the one I'm using now. Kamo kuni atomo kopu wameki kuni ikami apenang upihi. That book is-more thick comparing-to book that-I use-it in-now. 2. desk---tanu-hita ("table-intellectual_work") I sat at my desk longer than the day has hours. (i.e. for more than 24 hours) Kami atoli humi pako utanuhita watumi tomo nali wameki tumi chali. I did still sit at-desk during more long comparing-to period day. 3. study---chako I've been studying with better students than I (am). Kami atoli humi chako wachume mulimulichako yatomo piti wameki ikami ahaing. I did still study together-with underlings-study who-are-more clever comparing-to that-I am-it. 4. finals / final examinations (also as sg.)---hipe-chuka ("test-paramount") I will do better on the final than him. Kami apila tomo choke hipechuka wameki ikama apila haing. I will more succeed test-paramount comparing-to that-he will do-it. 5. midterm(s) / midterm examination(s)---hipe-hate ("test-center") I did worse on my midterm for this class than I've ever done before. Kami atoli tomo chongoke hipehate kama chekechohi wameki ikami atoli haing ukungune chama. I did more un-succeed test-center this lesson-field comparing-to that-I did do-it in-any time. 6. grade / score / marks---leko-meli ("tag-award") I hope to get higher scores on the final exams than I did on the midterm exams. Kami amone pailekomeli ohipechuka ayatomo temi wameki ikami atoli paing ohipehate. I hope get-tag-award from-test-paramount which-more excellent comparing-to that-I did get-it from-test-center. 7. stress(ed): n. or adj.---mai-hike-kecho ("have-temper-tense") I am more stressed than I thought I would be. Kami atomo maihikekecho wameki ikami atoli numi maing. I more have-temper-tense comparing-to that-I did think have-it. 8. busy---huli I have been busier than ever lately. Kami atomo huli uhino wameki yukungune chama toli. I more busy in-recent comparing-to that-in-any time past. 9. write, compose (a paper, article, etc)---tili-nya ("write-into") I have to write 678 papers by Tuesday. Kami anuna tilinya kima tono talu mato kopa temununa upongohe chali hani. I must write-into six hundred seven ten eight text-duty in-un-front day four. 10. research---chako-nya-hipe ("study-into-fathom") I have never researched a topic longer than I have researched this one. Kami akela chama toli chakonyahipe kungune huchenachu watumi tomo nali wameki ikami atoli hai wekama huchenachu. I no time did study-into-fathom any item-topic during more long comparing-to that-I did do ACC-this item-topic.
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On a side note, I wonder if these have been useful to people? I mean, do people have requests for topics? Have I been too obtuse in my selections of subject matter? Or are they great / fantastic / more amazingly amazing than the most amazing thing one could ponder? Just want to check in and see how people are feeling about the exercise. <<< it's just great.
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Also, I may not do the exercises this summer (travelling), but will definitely resume once late August hits. Is this okay, or will people go into withdrawal? ;^D <<< too bad you'll be off into the Wide Wild World. us WWW will miss your vocab issues. Mathias http://takatunu.free.fr/tunugram.htm