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@ -263,14 +263,88 @@ The words <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "هر", f: "har", e: "every" }} />, <In
### With هیڅ - none
- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "هیځ څوک", f: "heets tsok", e: "nobody" }} />
- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "هیڅ څوک", f: "heets tsok", e: "nobody" }} />
- inflects to <InlinePs
opts={opts}
ps={{ p: "هیڅ چا", f: "heets chaa" }}
/> or <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "جیچا", f: "heechaa" }} />
- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "هیڅ څه", f: "heets tsu", e: "nothing" }} />
These negative forms are used with negative verbs to make a **double negative** for emphasis.
These negative forms are used with negative verbs and equatives to make a **double negative** for emphasis.
<Examples opts={opts}>
{psmd([
{
p: "دلته **څه** نشته",
f: "dalta **tsu** nushta",
e: "There is nothing here",
sub: "Here څه means 'nothing' because of negative نشته",
},
{
p: "دلته **هیڅ څه** نشته",
f: "dalta **heets tsu** nushta",
e: "There is _absolutely_ nothing here",
sub: "Double negative (هیڅ څه and نشته) for emphasis",
},
{
p: "❌ دلته **هیڅ څه** شته",
f: "❌ dalta **heets tsu** shta",
e: "There is nothing here",
sub: "You can't use هیڅ څه with a positive phrase (شته)",
},
{
p: "**چا** نه دي وایلي چې...",
f: "**chaa** nú dee waayulee che...",
e: "**Nobody** has said that...",
sub: "inflected as the subject of a past tense transitive verb",
},
{
p: "**هیڅ چا** نه دي وایلي چې...",
f: "**heets chaa** nú dee waayulee che...",
e: "_Absolutely nobody_ has said that...",
sub: "Double negative (هیڅ چا and نه دي وایلي) for emphasis",
},
{
p: "❌ **هیڅ چا** وایلي دي چې...",
f: "❌ **heets chaa** waayulee dee che...",
e: "_Nobody_ has said that...",
sub: "You can't use هیڅ چا with a positive verb (وایلي دي)",
},
])}
</Examples>
### With یو - one
- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "یو څوک", f: "yo tsok", e: "someone" }} />
- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "یو څه", f: "yo tsu", e: "something" }} />
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These forms can be used to emphasize that you are talking about one person, or about a little, or one, of something.
<Examples opts={opts}>
{psmd([
{
p: "زه باید **یو څه** وکړم!",
f: "zu baayad **yo tsu** óokRum!",
e: "I have to do (at least) _something_!",
},
{
p: "کله چې یو څوک تا ته خفه وي...",
f: "kala che **yo tsok** taa ta khufá wee...",
e: "When **somone** (one person) is upset with you...",
},
])}
</Examples>
#### Using <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "یو څه", f: "yo tsu" }} /> as an intensifier
Note that <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "یو څه", f: "yo tsu" }} /> and <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "څه", f: "tsu" }} /> can also be used as intensifiers with adjectives to mean "somewhat" or "a little."
<Examples opts={opts}>
{psmd([
{
p: "هغه له ما نه **یو څه** خفه دی",
f: "haghá la maa na **yo tsu** khufá day",
e: "He's _a little_ upset with me",
},
])}
</Examples>