A Grammar of Madurese

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  1. Ngala', lo' bisa.
    AV.take not able
    She tried to pick them but she couldn’t.

  2. Kembang sajan tenggi mon meteg-ga.
    flower more high if AV.hold-IRR
    The flowers went higher and higher when she tried to grab hold of them.

  3. Kembang-nga jan tenggi, jan tenggi lo' bisa.
    flower-DEF more high more high not able
    The flowers got higher and higher, and she couldn't get them.

  4. Peggel mole lo' la-bala dha' Sariatinya, mole.
    angry go.home not RED-say to Sariatinya go.home.
    She got angry and went home without telling Sariatinya she was leaving.

  5. A-bala dha' Siti Kumamba ja' neng roma-na ale'-eng badha
    AV-say to Siti Kumamba COMP at house-DEF yngr.sibling-DEF exist
    kembang se a-kembang ce' lebba'-a ban aba'eng lo' bisa ngala'.
    flower REL AV-flower very heavy-DEF and she not can AV.take
    She told Siti Kumamba that at their little sister's house there was a flower
    bush that grew a lot of flowers, but she wasn't able to pick them.

  6. Ng-ajak, “Ayu' ngala', pola ba'eng bisa.”
    AV.nvite HORT AV.take maybe you can
    She said, “Come on, let’s go pick some. Maybe you'll be able to.”

  7. Sariatinya adha' neng roma-na, entar dha' pasar.
    Sariatinya not.exist at house-DEF go to market.
    Sariatinya was not at home. She had gone to the market.

  8. “Ayu' pola ba'eng bisa ngala'.”
    HORT maybe you can AV.take
    “Come on, maybe you'll be able to pick them.”

  9. Entar dha' roma-na Sariatinya.
    go to house-DEF Sariatinya
    So they went to Sariatinya’s house.

  10. Ban ngala', makke e-guwi', make e-nae'-en, lo' bisa.
    every AV.take though OV-poke.at though OV-climb-LOC not can
    Every time they tried to grab the flowers, even though they poked at them
    and climbed on them, they couldn't get them.

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