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PRACTICAL MALAY GRAMMAR 



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T^ACTICAU MALAY GRAM MAP. 



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Even an indirect or implied command requires jangctn as a 

 negative, for instance, 



suroli dia jangan r.aik, tell him not to go up. 

 baik kita pergi atau jangan ? shall wc go or not ? 



In dependent clauses in which a purpose is expresseJ, that 

 is to say after such conjunctions as " in order that," " so that," 

 " lest," the negative must be expressed by jangan, is, 



spay a kaki-nya j an gar. kotor. 



so that his feet should not get dirty. 



VOCABULARY. 



Nouns. 

 anjing, dog. 

 dhobi, washerman. 

 ikan, fish. 

 : (ek, duck. 

 A i fan. 



a, shiit. 

 USam, pond 

 huhirtg, cat. 

 r.ji,:a, name. 



obat, medicine. 

 fagar, fence. 

 pokok, plant, tree. 



Verbs. 

 bayar, pay. 

 koyak, tear. 

 makan, eat. 

 minum, drink. 

 >*wa t let for hire. 



EXERCISE XII. 



1 Did the washerrr ian tear this shirt ? No s:r, it was torn 

 before. J Have you paid him ? No. 3 Does that man know how 

 to sew? No, he does not. * Are you going to eat ? Oh. no. 

 4 Do you want to buy anything ? No. c Do you know the name of 



this plant ? No, I don't. 'Do you want to sell this 



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not. H Is this your dog ? No. ' J He shut the gate of the fence „ 

 that the people should not come in. i0 Are there no fish in the 

 pond ? "It not this your fan ? "Have you eaten or not ? "Is 

 your house let ? No. 14 Tell the cook not to buy a duck to-day. 



LESSON XIII. 

 The verbs "Sudah" and "Habia.'* 



74 The use of sudah as an auxiliary verb has already been 

 explained in paragraphs 45, 46, and 48, and its use in expressing 

 past intervals of. time in paragraph 41. As a verb proper, its 

 meaning in the imperative is " finish," " that is enough." 



75. Sudah may also be used in the indicative mood in the 



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