Test Sentences, 116

Continuing with Gary’s list:

  1. The market begins five minutes earlier this week.

I had to think about this one. I was wondering how to express “begins”. “goes to open?” “starts to go”? Eventually I settled on “starts to be made”. Early or earlier (they’re the same pragmatically in this sentence) was no issue, but earlier by five minutes (or some other measure of time) was difficult. I came up with something but I am not sure I like it.

152. da lonnas tasɨdɛn ɛmɛbi galaba no lonnas anda go dɛstɛ

susi
here
tasɨdɛn
market.MTsg
ɛmɛbi
ɛmɛmɛ.INC
galaba
soon
no
more
lonnas
day.SSsg
anda
one
go
as
dɛstɛ
I’m told

The market starts one day sooner here.

Questions?