Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Palåbran 03/17/09: Gimen

Gimen:
(verb) Drink, imbibe, sip, lap, quaff.
(noun) Beverage, drink.

Note: Gimen is also a classification marker, i.e., it's used to form possessives when referring to drinks.

Uses:
(verb)
"Gumigimen yo' coke." = "I was drinking coke."
"Manggimen i famagu'on chugo' kåhet gi ega'an." = "The children drank orange juice in the morning."
"Mama'tinas i nana gimen chokolåti para u fanggimen i famagu'on." = "The mother made some chocolate drink for the kids to drink.

(noun/classifier)
"Kao gimen-mu este?" = "Is this your drink?"
"Guåha esta gimen-hu Dr. Pepper." = "I already have a Dr. Pepper."
"Håfa na klåsen gimen finahan-mu." = "What kind of drinks did you buy?"

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