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aza
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Part of speech | adverb
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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]
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English translation | 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]
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| don't; used with active and occasionally with passive verbs,
but never with the imperative [Hallanger 1973]
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French translation | 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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Entry |
aza
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Part of speech | adverb
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Malagasy definition | [Tambahoaka]
aiza? [Rakotosaona 1975]
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Entry |
aza
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Part of speech | particule
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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]
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English translation | even though, even [Richardson 1885, Hallanger 1973]
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French translation | quoique, même, quand même [Hallanger 1974]
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