[ˈmeʃme]
1. adjective Same.
2. adjective Self. After a personal pronoun, it can be translated as a reflexive pronoun (myself, yourself, etc.).
3. emphatic adverb Right, just. Example: Ara mesme, right now.
Etymology: From Latin metipsimus via Spanish mismo.
[me]
1. adversative conjunction But. It is used in coordinate clauses to express opposition or contrast. Example: Ta ggermana eh mout bona ne Matemàtica meh mout mala ne Langaix, your sister is very good at Maths but very bad at Language.
2. concessive conjunction Although, though. It is used in subordinate clauses to express an idea that tries to prevent the main clause unsuccessfully. Example: Meh nos esabems tirrats, parleirems durant tot ou noix, although we were tired, we spoke during the whole night.
Etymology: From Latin magis via French mais.
[mal]
1. adjective Bad.
2. adverb of manner Badly, poorly.
3. masculine noun Evil, harm.
Etymology: From Latin malus.
[puɾ]
1. preposition By (agent complement in the passive voice). Example: Ou cjude esé trowat pur ou polizist, the child was found by the policeman.
2. preposition Because of, due to (cause). Example: Ou port eh fermat pur a mala vedra, the harbour is closed due to bad weather.
3. preposition For (period of time). Example: J’ausentré-mi dou virc pur douz houras, I’ll be out of my workplace for two hours.
4. preposition For, instead of (interchange). Example: Jo vend oul’autmowïul pur seix mill euros, I sell my car for six thousand euros.
5. preposition Along (a street), through (a place). Example: Jo vad pur a strata, I’m walking along the street.
6. preposition Times, by (multiplications). Example: A stanza mesure cinc meters pur tre e megg, the room is five metres long by three and a half wide.
7. preposition It express the way something is done or achieved. Example: Jo consegé-ou pur ma costanza, I achieved it by being constant.
Etymology: From Latin pro with interference with per.
[puɾ kwe]
1. interrogative and exclamative pronoun Why. It asks for the reason why something has happened. Example: Pur qwe arriwes semper tard?, why do you always arrive late?
2. causal conjunction Because. It answers the question “why?”. Example: Illa donaré una festa pur qwe hogge eh soul’annursari, she’s giving a party because today’s her birthday.
[puɾ tant]
1. consecutive conjunction So, therefore. Example: J’heh corrat deix cilometers, pur tant ara jo sõ tirrat, I’ve run ten kilometres, therefore I’m tired now.
[ˈʎewəɾe]
1. transitive verb To carry, to take, to transport.
2. transitive verb To wear (clothes).
3. transitive verb To raise, to lift, to put something up.
4. periphrastic verb It expresses a repetitive action or a process under development. It is followed by a gerund. It corresponds roughly to present perfect continuous in English. Example: Se llewe pluggant tot ou dïe, it has been raining all day.
5. periphrastic verb It expresses a finished action. It is followed by a participle in gender and number agreement with the direct object. It corresponds roughly to present perfect in English. Example: Jo llewe lleggatas cincent paggas de dou llïur, it have read fifty pages of this book.
Etymology: From Latin levare.
[inteˈɾjoɾ]
1. adjective Inner, interior, internal.
2. masculine noun Interior, inside.
Etymology: From Latin interior.
[ˈawəɾe]
1. auxiliary verb To have (used in compound tenses). It is followed by a participle. Example: Mou marit hast -mi deixat, my husband has left me.
2. transitive verb To have (possession or ownership). Example: J’heh ũn’aut nou, I have a new car.
3. impersonal verb It expresses existence or presence. It is always conjugated in singular with the pronoun se. Example: S’hast moutas cosas qwe façre, there are many things to do.
Etymology: From Latin habere.
[ˈawəɾe de]
1. periphrastic verb It expresses an external obligation with respect to the speaker, like “to have to”. It is followed by an infinitive. Example: Tots hawèms de complăre as lleixas, everybody has to obey the laws.
[ˈesəɾe]
1. copulative verb To be (something you are).
2. intransitive verb To be (situation, place, time).
3. auxiliary verb To be (passive voice). It is followed by a participle. If present, the agent complement is headed by the preposition pur. Example: As chartas eseiren scriwatas pur ou soudat per sa fama, the letters were written by the soldier to his wife.
4. masculine noun Being.
Etymology: From Latin essere.
[ˈesəɾe oˈma]
1. masculine noun Human being, Man (in general).
[ˈesəɾe peɾ]
1. periphrastic verb It expresses a near future or something about to happen. It is followed by an infinitive. Example: S’eh per pluggăre, it’s about to rain.