Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Conjunction
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ܩܵܐ ܕ- • (qā d-)
- Introduces a subjunctive verb clause often corresponding to the English infinitive
- ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܩܵܐ ܕܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܬ ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ. ― ānā kē bāˁēn qā d-āḵlēt kāwiṯrā. ― I want you to eat lunch.
- in order that, in order to, for, so that used to indicate purpose
ܛܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ ܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܦܵܪܚܝܼ.- ṭayrē snīqē ìnā ˁal gulpānē qā d-pārḥī.
- Birds need wings in order to fly.
ܙܝܼ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܹܢ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ ܩܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܹܝܢ ܥܵܝܪܹܢ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.- zī ˁāḇrēn dāmḵēn qā d-māṣēn ˁāyrēn bḵīrāˀīṯ b-ṣaprā.
- I am going to bed so that I can wake up early tomorrow.