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Demonstratives
まず軽く「これ」「それ」「これら」「それら」。
For persons
Yo – this one
Ba - these ones
Yole- that one
Bale – those ones
For objects
e- this one
tse - these ones
ele – that one
tsele – those ones
Examples
Mosadi yo o montle. - This woman is beautiful.
Dijo e e montle. - This food is delicious.
Ke batla monna yo. - I want this man.
Ke nale dibiri tse. - I have these beers.
Ke bona dinonyane tele. - I see those birds.
強調している部分で、指差す感じです。Yoとかeとか単体でも使えます。
matlhalosi / adjectives
形容詞をおさらいしましたが、こちらのAdjectivesについての記事と、名詞クラスについてある程度の理解をしていないと下の表は理解でき無いと思います。
アスタリスク(*)はStrong adjectiveで名詞クラスによる先頭の活用が無い形容詞です。
Adjetives in singular
形容詞 | 意味 | 例文 | 例文 |
Ntle *Maswe/ mpe *Monate *bosula telele khutshwane kima sesane *Makgakga *Maitseo *Botho Tala Sweu ntsho *botlhale *seso tona nnye ntsi *botlhoko *lorato |
Beautiful/ cute Ugly/ bad Nice Bad Tall Short fat thin Rude /bad manners Polite Polite Green White black clever/intelligent/smart stupid big small,few many,too much, much bitter - sour kind,loving |
mosadi o montle basadi ba bantle ntlo e ntle dintlo di dintle Peter o maswe Kula o motelele Mpho o mokhutswane Kefilwe o mokima Katlego o mosesane Tebogo o makaka Tumisang o maitseo Tumisang o botho Mpho o mosweu Kula o montsho Ngwana yo motona o a lela. Kgomo e tona Buka e nnye Katse e nnye Ke na le madi,a mantsi Batho ba bantsi ko shopong Ke batla metsi a mantsi Mpho o lorato |
ntlo e ntle/setunya(flower) se sentle tshwene e maswe Biri e monate. Phani e bosula. setlhare(tree) se setelele pensele e khutswane kolobe(pig) e kima thupa ( stick to beat) e thsesane setlhale se setala sefako se sesweu beke e ntsho |
Examples
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I have beautiful sunglasses.
Ke na le mazaza a mantle.
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Miu likes to drink a lot of water.
Miu o rata go nwa metsi a manis.
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There are a lot of people at the desert race.
Bathos ba bantsi ko Mantshwabisi.
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Miku is very smart and she is also loving.
Miku o botlhale thata gape o lorato.
adjectives in the plural
複数系の名詞に対しての例文
basadi ba banale boPeter ba bamaswe basimane ba batelele bana(plural of ngwana) ba bakhutswane basadi ba bakima batho ba bantsho |
ditunya (plural of setunnya) di dintle. ditlare (plural of setlare) di ditala Dibiri di monate. dikolobe di dikima dibeke di dintsho dipensele di dikhutshwane |
以下はちょっと複雑な「Woman who is beautiful was here.」のような文章の例文です。
Somebody who is / Somepeople who are | something that is / things that are |
mosadi yo montle o nwa bird basadi ba bantle ba nwa dibiri ngwana yo maitseo ke tumisang. bana ba ba maitseo ke bale. Ke rata batho ba bantsho. batho ba basweu botlare |
ke rata koloi e ntle Ke rata dikoloi tse dintle ke ja nama e e monate dijo di montate Ditlako (shoes) di dintsho dikolobe di dikima |