Re: Weekly Vocab #1.1.7 (repost #1)

Senjecas:
Finally, I have solved my problem of how to translate "than" when
comparing two sentences. I do this by making a conjunction to join
them; sómi (<sôma, to compare).

1. book = caqvââlos (< câqa, to bind, & vââlos, leaf)

That book over there (yonder) is thicker than the one I'm using now.
caqvââl-os âln-os ólv-u têgü-os ês-a sómi m-us cagvââl-om núu nôd-a.
book-NOM.sg yon-NOM.sg increase-ADV thick-NOM.sg be-IND
comparing.to I-NOM.sg book-ACC.sg now use-IND

2. desk = pexlêêpos (< pêca, to write, & lêêpos, board) new word!

I sat at my desk longer than the day has hours. (i.e. for more than
24 hours)
m-us m-úsïo péxleepôsïo éna ólv-u dzéér-u per sêd-a sómi tend-âes
amr-âsï-' o ês-a.
I-NOM.sg I-GEN.sg desk-GEN.sg at increase-ADV long-ADV PAST-PART.
sit-IND comparing.to hour-NOM.pl day-GEN.sg-ELIS to be-IND.

3. study = pêmha

I've been studying with better students than I (am).
m-us ólv-u váádu pemh-ûm súna m-úsïo sóma pë-pêmh-a.
I-NOM.sg increase-ADV good student-GEN.pl with I-GEN.sg compared.to
RED~study-IND

4. finals / final examinations (also as sg.) = pêros (< pêra, to
test, examine)

I will do better on the final than him.
m-us ólv-u váád-u cêêrcüo pêr-om pos mhêrdz-a sómi n-us pos mhêrdz-a.
I-NOM.sg increase-ADV good-ADV final test-ACC.sg FUT. PART perform-
IND comparing.to that-NOM.sg FUT.PART perform.IND

5. midterm(s) / midterm examination(s) = méð-diitos (mid- + term)

I did worse on my midterm for this class than I've ever done before.
m-us ólv-' úfl-u m-úsïo méð-diit-âsïo pêr-om per mhêrdz-a sómi m-us
pér-u sáámu mhë-mhêrdz-a.
I-NOM.sg increase-ELIS bad-ADV I-GEN.sg mid-term-GEN.sg test-ACC.sg
PAST.PART perform-IND comparing.to I-NOM.sg before-ADV ever
RED~perform.IND

6. grade / score / marks = rêmbos (< rêmba, to notch, incise)
What is the score? = cüotôes rembôes êsa? How many are the notches?

I hope to get higher scores on the final exams than I did on the
midterm exams.
m-us cêêrcüo per-ôm néémhjha ólv-u êrðo rêmb-on pos mhrîî-u qêjh-a
sómi m-us méð-diit-âsïo per-ôm néémhjha per mhrîî-a.
I-NOM.sg final test-GEN.sg concerning increase-ADV high notch-ACC.pl
FUT. PART receive-SUP hope-IND comparing.to I-NOM.sg mid-term-GEN.sg
test.GEN.pl concerning FUT.PART receive.IND

7. stress(ed): n. or adj. = ûbas, stress; ûvmis, stressed (< ûba, to
push down, press, distress, suppress, etc.)

I am more stressed than I thought I would be.
m-us ólv-' ûvm-us ês-a sómi m-us m-um ês-u per mîîn-a.
I-NOM.sg increase-ELIS stressed-NOM.sg be-IND comparing.to I-NOM.sg
I-ACC.sg be-SUP PAST.PART think-IND

8. busy = pûdis

I have been busier than ever lately.
m-us ólv-u pûd-us sáámu sómi ól-vi ê-ês-a.
I-NOM.sg increase-ADV busy-NOM.sg ever compared.to latest-ADV RED~be-
IND

9. write = pêca; compose (a paper, article, etc) = cêrda

I have to write 678 papers by Tuesday.
m-us aúsoos-âsïo péra cerd-ôm süets cêmt-on tîr-sar-demts ôts pêc-u
cêl-a.
I-NOM.sg Tuesday-GEN.sg before compose-GEN.pl sex hundred-ACC.pl
thre-twenty-ten eight write-SUP must-IND

10. re'search = pêmha; 'research = pêmhas
I have never researched a topic longer than I have researched this
one.
m-us ólv-u dzéér-u nêmhjh-am pë-pêmh-a nécÿs sómi m-us d-am pëpêmh-a.
I-NOM.sg increase-ADV long-ADV topic-ACC.sg RED~research-IND never
comparing.to I-NOM.sg this-ACC.sg RED~-research-IND

beet sugar, n. sugar made from sugar beets = mhraaðsüââdos
(mhrââðos, beet + süââdos, sugar).
süáádëmhrââðos = sugar beet.

profit, v. make a profit; gain money or materially = lêêja

The company has not profited from the merger.
spûðn-as mits-âsïo ántïa lë-lêêj-a ne.
company-NOM.sg merge-GEN.sg from RED~profit-IND not.

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