West Germanic language/Vocabulary building
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Itx hâf kôldôn
Tæêrôn -> ¿Wæêrôn?
Li jewidẽjûm - It's down to the weather
Li tæêrôn tis dæjûm sniwê - Das liegt daran, dass es an diesem Tag schneite (Lie thereon this day.DAT snow.SUB)
Wâtûm têlôn - To count on something to happen
We têl tæêmid sniwê - Wir rechnen damit, dass es schneite
Tât fôlkmanrâdên is odê txũrê tâm hẽrêmanrâdên to mênûm tâs fjõqs onjẽn tâm nût âtxrunê wâpên is - The civil service is an alternative (other choice) to the military service for people (men) whose principles are against the use of a lethal weapon
Mutæ - mündig
Fõmê mid sîkstînê jẽsûm mæ man miqtxewũlûm farôn - Erst mit sechzehn darf man Moped fahren
Mid sîkstînê jẽsûm xâl man mânbewisôn ôdê fõlâtûncôn hâbôn - Mit sechzen muss man einen Personalausweis oder Pass haben
Mid fjoêtînê jẽsûm is man halænesmutæ - Mit fünfzehn ist man religionsmündig
Mid ẽqtînê jẽsûm mæ man êl crînôn - Mit achtzehn darf man alles trinken
Sîkstînẽrê mæ ẽqtînẽjôn hâmôn - Eine 16-Jährige darf mit einem 18-Jährige Sex haben
Wîlê he si in Lûndênûm - he could be in London (he is possibly in London, [It] wants he be in London)
Tẽf he si in Lûndênûm - he should/must be in London (he is probably in London, [It] needs he be in London)
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West Germanic Computer Glossary http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ctb/wordhord.html
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alias - evênamê anchor - ônkõ anonymous - unkutlitx application - jefrêmînc archive - stæêhõd arrow key - flankæ asynchronous communication - unstûncumêndmâdêlkwidê automatic - sêlfrêmêndê
B
backbone - rucban bandwidth - bêndbradnes battery - spẽkêhus beep - swœcropê bells and whistles - bêlê ônd wîstêls beta release - unfûlfremedbrutnûnc binary - txwirimlitx bit - lutêlbitê bookmark - âstêl boot, boot up - inspînjewũfôstũriôn broadcast - tobrâdôn browser - ûmpxẽwẽrê buffer - lânêsto bug - wũm, bûdê bus - înodpât button - knâp byte - bitê
C
cable - wiê, rap cache - lânêhõd camera - onlitxnesnimênd cancel - onwoêxuvôn card - xid cathode-ray tube - nidêstiêndêximêpipê chip - txîp circuit - ûmpfaru, ûmpgônc click - musgacratxiôn
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Modal Verbs
kûnôn
kûnêndê, kut
Hit kân - It can
Hit kûnê - It could (conditional)
Hit kutê - It could (past tense)
xulôn
xulêndê, xulênê
Hit xâl - It must
Hit xulê - It should
Hit xôldê - It had to
wîlôn
wîlêndê, wîlênê
Hit wîlê - It wants
Hit wôldê - It would like
Hit wôld - It wanted
magôn
majêndê, majênê
Hit mæ - It may (is allowed to)
Hit mâjê - It likes
Hit mẽqtê - It might (past tense)
dûrôn
dûrêndê, dûrênê
Hit dẽ - It dares
Hit dûrê - It had better
Hit dõstê - It dared
