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PRACTICAL MALAY CRAMMAR 
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PRACTICAL MALAY GRAMMAR. 2j 
Even an indirect or implied command requires jangan as a 
negative, for instance, 
surah dia jangan natk, tell him not to go up. . 
bam kite pergt a fan jangan ? shall we go or not f 
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, as, 
spaya kaki-nya jangan kotor. 
so that his feet should not get dirty. 
VOCABULARY. 
obat , medicine. 
pngar, fence. 
pokok , plant, tree. 
Verbs. 
bayar, pay. 
kayak, tear. 
makan, eat. 
minum, drink. 
iraia, let for hire. 
EXERCISE XII. 
1 Did the washerman tear this shirt ? No sir, it was torn 
before. ! Have you paid him ? No. * Does that man know how 
to sew ? No, he does not. * Are you going to eat ? Oh - no. 
‘Do you want to buy any tlung . 5 No. e Do you know the name of 
this plant ? No. I don’t. ’Do you want to sell this ca: ? Certainly 
not. " Is this your dog i No. s He shut the gate of the fence so I 
that the people should not come in, Are there no fish in the 
pond ? 11 h not this your fan ? ’’Have you eaten or not ? l5 Is 
your house let i No. 14 Tell the cook not to buy a duck to-day. 
LESSON XIII. 
The verbs "Sudah" and “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 may also be used in the indicative mood in the 
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anjtng, dog. 
dhobi, washerman 
ikan, fish. 
itch, duck. 
.*•'*' 4 , fan. 
” 'a, shirt. 
kolam, pond 
hushing, cat. 
nania, name. 
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