Hello Everyone!
Today will be the second part of the lesson talking about the concepts of
‘Yet’ and ‘Already’. I decided to put these two concepts together, because
they are opposites conceptually. I decided to use the same sample sentences
from last week just so that we can contrast the two concepts.
Let’s get into it with our first sample sentence:
I already ate.
Mama dhanathamath kǣvaa.
මම දැනටමත් කෑවා
As you can see, this is a fairly simple grammar structure which is kind of similar
to that of English. The word ‘dhanathamath’ is more on the formal side, but this
is still usable and understandable. The reason I chose to include this word instead
of the more informal structure was because the informal structure deals with some
new grammar topics I haven’t fully comprehended yet. When I feel like I can better
cover the informal version of this structure, I will probably edit this post and write an
update post to notify you that it is available to read.
To solidify this concept, let’s look at two more examples:
I already drank (my) tea.
Mama dhanathamath the biuvaa.
මම දැනටමත් මගේ තේ
(Did you) already do (your) homework?
Gedara vaeda dhanathamath karada?
ගෙධර වැඩ දැනටමත් කරාද?
That’s all for this lesson! If you have any questions or comments, as always,
please let me know down below.
I also wanted to let you guys know that the blog will be on a hiatus from
now until May 2nd. However, this is only a hiatus in terms of the posting of
grammar lessons. I want to get to know my readers a little better, so I will be
posting a question or two asking about your experiences with learning Sinhala and
Sri Lankan culture. I’ll post a new question every Monday at 12AM PST.
It would be really great to hear from you guys!
Thank you for reading!
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