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How yoo ku seh yoo si Aybraham? --> You have seen Abraham!
 
How yoo ku seh yoo si Aybraham? --> You have seen Abraham!
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^How/How<adv>/How<adv>$ ^yoo/yu<prn><p2><sg>/yoo<prn><p2><sg>$ ^ku/ku<vaux>$ ^seh/seh<v>$ ^yoo/yu<prn><p2><sg>/yoo<prn><p2><sg>$ ^si/si<v>$ ^Aybraham/*Aybraham$^?/?<sent>$^./.<sent>$ ->(eng) ^You/You<prn><pers><p2><mf><sg>/Prpers<prn><subj><p2><mf><sp>/Prpers<prn><obj><p2><mf><sp>$ ^have/have<vbhaver><pres>$ ^seen/see<vblex><pp>$ ^Abraham/Abraham<np><ant><m><sg>$^!./!.<sent>$
 
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{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|How{{tag|adv}} yoo{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} ku{{tag|vaux}} seh{{tag|v}} yoo{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} si{{tag|v}} Aybraham{{tag|n}}|You{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} have{{tag|vaux}} seen{{tag|v}} Abraham{{tag|n}}}}
 
{{transferMorphTest|bzj|eng|How{{tag|adv}} yoo{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} ku{{tag|vaux}} seh{{tag|v}} yoo{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} si{{tag|v}} Aybraham{{tag|n}}|You{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} have{{tag|vaux}} seen{{tag|v}} Abraham{{tag|n}}}}

Revision as of 21:05, 12 April 2025

BZJ-ENG Tests

1. Adding definite articles:

weh Ah di seh? --> what I say?

(bzj) weh<prn><itg> Ah<prn><p1><sg> di<det> seh<v> → (eng) what<prn><itg>I<prn><p1><sg>say<v>


Ai di tel --> I speak

(bzj) Ai<prn><p1><sg> di<det> tell<v> → (eng) I<prn><p1><sg>speak<v>


2. Difference in word order:

How yoo ku seh yoo si Aybraham? --> You have seen Abraham!

(bzj) How<adv> yoo<prn><p2><sg> ku<vaux> seh<v> yoo<prn><p2><sg> si<v> Aybraham<n> → (eng) You<prn><p2><sg> have<vaux> seen<v> Abraham<n>

3. Adding auxiliary verbs:

unu noh bileev mi --> you do not believe me

(bzj) unu<prn><p2><sg> noh<adv> bileev<v> mi<pr><p1><sg> → (eng) you<prn><p2><sg> do<vaux> not<vaux> believe<v> me<pr><p1><sg>


di prafit dehn ded. --> The prophets are dead

(bzj) di<det> prafit dehn<n><pl> ded<adj> → (eng) the<det> prophets<n><pl> are<v> dead<adj>

4. Adding plural auxiliary:

di prafit dehn ded. --> The prohpets are dead

^di/di<det>$ ^prafit dehn/prafit<n><pl>$ ^ded/ded<adj>$^../..<sent>$ -> (eng) ^the/the<det><def><sp>$ ^prophets/prophet<n><pl>$ ^are/be<vbser><pres>/be<vblex><pres><p1><pl>/be<vblex><pres><p2><sg>/be<vblex><pres><p2><pl>/be<vblex><pres><p3><pl>$ ^dead/dead<adj>$^./.<sent>$

aksep di ting dehn --> listen to my words.

^aksep/aksep<v>$ ^di/di<det>$ ^ting dehn/ting<n><pl>$^./.<sent>$ -> (eng) ^listen to/listen# to<vblex><imp>$ ^my/my<det><pos><sp>/prpers<det><pos><p1><mf><sg>$ ^words/word<n><pl>$^./.<sent>$


5. Adding prepositions:

Unu da fahn fi unu pa --> You are from your father

(bzj) Unu<prn><p2><sg> da<pr> fahn<pr> fi<pr> unu<prn><p2><sg> pa<n> → (eng) You<prn><p2><sg> are<v> from<pr> your<det><pos><p2><sg> father<n>


da di devl --> the devil

(bzj) da<pr> di<det> devl<n> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> devil<n>

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