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Even an indirect or implied command requires jcr.~un as a 

 negative, for instance, 



suroli dia jangan nat.fr, tell him not to go up. 

 baik ktta pergi a tan jengan ? shall we go or not ? 



In dependent clauses in which a purpose is expressed, that 

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

 "lest," the negative must be expressed by jangan, -s, 



spaya kaki-nya jangan koior. 



so that his feet should not get dirty. 



VOCABULARY, 



Nouns. 

 anjing, dog. 

 dhobi, washerman. 

 :kan, fish. 

 itek, duck. 

 * !j -~s, fan. 



- a, shirt. 

 kolam, pond 

 kuching, cat. 

 naina, name. 



obat, medicine. 

 pagar, fence. 

 pohok, plant, tree. 



VEROS. 



bay ay, pay. 

 koyak, tear. 

 makan, eat. 

 minum, drink. 

 >>wa, let for hire. 



EXERCISE XII. 



' Did the washerman tear this shirt ? No sir, it was torn 

 before. s Have you paid him ? No. a Does that man know how 

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

 'Do you want to buy anything ? No. 6 Do you know the name of 

 this plant ? No,! don't. 'Do you want to sell this ca: ? Certainly 

 not. 8 Is this your cog ? No. 3 He <hut the gate of the fence so 

 that the people should not come in 10 Are there no fish in the 

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

 your house let ? No. 14 Tell the cook noi to buy a duck to-day. 



LESSON XIII. 

 The verbs "Sudah" aad "Habis." 



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 msy also be used in the indicative mood in the 



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