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Lower Sorbian

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Lower Sorbian

aby[ˈa.bɨ]Appears in an example

verb

A conjunction used to express purpose or intent, often translated as 'so that' or indicating a hypothetical outcome.

“Wón źo domoj, aby spał.”

He is going home so that he can sleep.

Also means

that… would

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lower Sorbian

dom[dɔm]

noun

A building where people live.

“Mój dom jo wót něnto nowego barby.”

My house is a new color now.

Also means

house

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lower Sorbian

ga[ɡa]Appears in an example

adv

A word used to ask about the time at which something happens.

“Ga ty pójdźoš domoj?”

When are you going home?

Also means

when

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lower Sorbian

rice[ˈrʲit͡sɛ]Appears in an example

verb

This is a verb form indicating what they are doing according to the verb ricaś.

“Wóni rice pśed domom.”

They are [verb] in front of the house.

Also means

third-person plural present of ricaś

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lower Sorbian

sobota[ˈsɔ.bɛ.ta]Appears in an example

noun

The day of the week that comes after Friday and before Sunday.

“W sobota ja źěłam doma.”

On Saturday I work at home.

Also means

Saturday

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lower Sorbian

ten[tɛn]Appears in an example

det

This word is used to point to a specific thing or person that is close to the speaker. It is a demonstrative determiner.

“Ten dom jo wjeliki.”

This house is big.

Also means

this

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lower Sorbian

tom[tɔm]Appears in an example

det

A form of the demonstrative pronoun used for masculine or neuter nouns in the locative case.

“W tom domje jo śopło.”

It is warm in that house.

Also means

locative masculine/neuter singular of ten
in that

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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