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| fa | ~ for, therefore, because, that. Tandremo, fa masiaka ny omby: take care, for the ox is fierce. Be, fa mangidy: much but bitter. Milaza fa handeha izy: he says that he will go. ~ for, therefore, because |
| ka | ~ that, so that, and so; but, therefore. It is often followed by "dia". In the provinces, it is often "ko": Nantsoiny ka tonga aho (Called by him, and so I am come) ~ Nanantena anao ho tonga aho, ka tsy tonga hianao (I hoped you woud come, but you did not come ~ Nokapohinao ka kaody izy (Flogged by you, and therefore he is shy) ~ and so; used when what follows is an immediate consequence, as: Nianjera izy ka folaka ny sandriny (He fell and broke his arm) |
| amy | ~ used before ny, as amy ny, or amin' before a vowel. With, in, at, to, from, etc. In past tense, tamy, When, on, among, from, etc. The prepositional prefixes a-, am-, an-, appear to be contractions of this word, and form a large number of prepositional phrases. Amy is used after nearly all intransitive verbs when governing an indirect accusative. ~ preposition with an all-purpose meaning depending on context: with, at. |
| amin' izany | ~ therefore |
| amin' izao | ~ therefore, now |
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