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aza | |||
| Part of speech | adverb | ||||
| Malagasy definition | Enti-mandrara tsy hanao zavatra: Aza mikiakiaka mankarenin-tsofina eo ianareo, rankizy ¶ Enti-mirary mba tsy ho voa, mitovy amin' ny hoe enga anie tsy...: Aza manody ny taranako sy ny taranakao izany! ¶ Enti-manohana zavatra mba tsy ho tonga, tsy hisy: Aza tsiny raha manapaka ny teninao aho [Rajemisa 1985] | ||||
| English definition | an adverb of prohibition or deprecation, followed by a present tense. Do not, may it not, be not, as: aza mandeha, Do not go. [Richardson 1885] | ||||
| don't; used with active and occasionally with passive verbs, but never with the imperative [Hallanger 1973] | |||||
| French definition | ne..., ne pas... ; se met devant les verbes actifs et quelquefois devant les verbes passifs, mais jamais devant les verbes impératifs [Hallanger 1974] | ||||
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aza | |||
| Part of speech | adverb | ||||
| Malagasy definition | [Tambahoaka] aiza? [Rakotosaona 1972] | ||||
| Synonyms | akaza? | ||||
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aza | |||
| Part of speech | particule | ||||
| Malagasy definition | Teny miaraka mandrakariva amin' ny hoe na dia izay mialoha azy ka enti-milaza fiaikena: Na dia mahantra aza izy, tsy mba mangalatra na oviana na oviana [Rajemisa 1985] | ||||
| English definition | even though, even [Richardson 1885, Hallanger 1973] | ||||
| French definition | quoique, même, quand même [Hallanger 1974] | ||||
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| Updated on 2010/04/10 |
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