1. | But what can I do if she doesn't like you. | Ab in et ñe edike eok. | ab in et |
2. | She doesn't know how to tuck things under the arm. | Ejaje kaabjāje. | abjāje |
3. | [Bender, this word,like the one above, seems to behave always used in its possessed form. It doesn't seem to have an independent form.] | | abōne- |
4. | Why doesn't he hurry up and use his middle finger so we can be on our way? | En addi-eoḷapeḷọk bwe jen etal. | addi-eoḷap |
5. | He doesn't carry anything; all he does is talk. | Ejaje aljek ak ejeḷā wōt kōnono. | aljek |
6. | He's a person who doesn't circulate. | Ej juon armej eo ej jab allolo. | allolo |
7. | Provide him with an umbrella so he doesn't get too wet. | Kaaṃbwidilāiki bwe en jab ḷap an tutu. | aṃbwidilā |
8. | He doesn't want you to associate with one another. | Edike amiiañ iaetōl ippān doon. | amiiañ |
9. | Put wood on the fire so it doesn't die out. | Ankaane kijek ṇe bwe en jab kun. | ankaan |
10. | Cover that sail so that it doesn't get rained on. | Kwōn atrouk wōjḷā ṇe bwe en jab ute. | atro |
11. | Stir it so it doesn't burn. | Kwōn aujeke bwe en jab tuḷar. | aujek |
12. | Let him ride the bike so he doesn't cry. | Kwōn kōbaajkōle bwe en jab jañ. | baajkōḷ |
13. | Put your guard up so he doesn't hit you. | Kwōn baare pein jān an deñōt eok. | baar |
14. | He doesn't know how to buckle his belt. | Ejaje bakōḷe kañūr eṇ an. | bakōḷ |
15. | He doesn't know how to put an engine together. | Ejaje bobo injin. | bobo |
16. | Be careful the canoe doesn't go aground on that cape. | Lale eitaak wa ṇe ilo bōke ṇe | bōke |
17. | He is stymied and doesn't know what to do. | Eboṇ ḷeo im jaje ta eo en kōṃṃane. | boṇ |
18. | Put a cork in that bottle so it doesn't spill. | Kwōn bọọrōk mejān bato ṇe bwe en jab lutōk. | bọọr |
19. | Be careful that pork doesn't get a tainted flavor. | Lale bwe en jab ibbūrọrọ piik ṇe. | būbrọrọ |
20. | Make sure there's enough water so it doesn't come out half-done. | Kōḷap dānnin bwe en jab būbūkbūk (ibbūkbūk). | būbūkbūk |
21. | He doesn't kick hard. | Eṃōjṇọ an bwijjik. | bwijjik |
22. | Look for the kind of breadfruit tree that doesn't have lots of lumps. | Kappok mā rot eṇ ej jab bwijuwewe. | bwijuwe |
23. | Keep on holding the pig so that it doesn't run away. | Kwōn dāpdipiji wōt piik ṇe bwe eṇ jab ko. | dāpdep |
24. | Do your best to hold that bird so that it doesn't fly away. | Kate eok dāpij bao ṇe bwe en jab kelọk. | dāpdep |
25. | Working at that place doesn't pay much. | Edik oṇāān jerbal ṃweeṇ | dik oṇea- |
26. | He doesn't want to go to school. | Eaabin jikuuḷ. | eaab |
27. | He has a fever (although he doesn't feel hot). | Bwil ṇe an epād ilowa. | ilowa |
28. | Why doesn't he greet people? | Etke ej jab iọkiọkwe armej? | iọkiọkwe |
29. | Tie it down so it doesn't keep rolling about. | Kwōn kapene jān an jejabwilbwil. | jabwil |
30. | He doesn't know how to swim. | Ejaje aō. | jaje |
31. | He is one of those who doesn't know math. | Ej juon iaan ro rejaje bōnbōn. | jaje |
32. | He is one who doesn't anger easily. | Ej juon ri-jāllulu. | jāllulu |
33. | He is the right person for a debate because he doesn't anger easily. | Ekkar ñan kōbauwe bwe ejāllulu. | jāllulu |
34. | He's one who doesn't scare easily. | Ri-jāmmijakjak. | jāmmijakjak |
35. | He doesn't want to work. | Ejāniknik jerbal. | jāniknik |
36. | He doesn't want to study. | Ejāniknik katak. | jāniknik |
37. | He doesn't chill easily, even when it rains. | Eḷap an jappiọeo, bwe jekdoon ñe ewōt ak ejjab piọ. | jāppiọeo |
38. | The coconut tree of Tony's doesn't make much toddy. | Ejetāāñ ni in jekaro en an Tony. | jatāāñ |
39. | He doesn't have a wife because he is lacking in sex appeal. | Ejjañin wōr pāleen kōn an jetaḷe. | jataḷe |
40. | That baby doesn't want to eat. | Ejatōr niñniñ en. | jatōr |
41. | She doesn't take bath often because of a lack of water. | Ejattutu kōn an jeḷọk dān. | jattutu |
42. | Be careful that chicken doesn't cut you with its spurs. | Lale bao ṇe ejebwiji eok. | jebwij |
43. | Be careful that something doesn't get into your eyes. | Kōjparok bwe renaaj jekade mejaṃ. | jekad- |
44. | The house doesn't look too good after the storm. | Enana kōjāllin ṃweo ālkin ḷañ eo. | jellen |
45. | Sometimes there is no rain at all. Sometimes it doesn't rain at all. | Jet iien ejjab wōt ñan jidik. | jet iien |
46. | Don't make him sit because he doesn't know how yet. | Kwōn jab kajijete bwe ejaje jijet. | jijet |
47. | Bend his head forward so that it doesn't get hit. | Kwōn kajillọkwe bwe en jab itaak bōran. | jillọk |
48. | It doesn't seem to hurt your feet at all to walk around barefoot. | Emake jab metak neeṃ aṃ jintōb im etetal. | jintōb |
49. | It doesn't roll because the copra is keeping it steady. | Ej jab ṃōt kōn an waini kaṇ kajoke. | jok |
50. | He doesn't go to church often. | Ejọkkutkut(i) an jar. | jọkkutkut |
51. | The lumber doesn't fit together well. | Ejakoṇ aḷaḷ ko ñan doon. | jọkoṇ |
52. | She doesn't have much pubic hair. | Ejakoolol lieṇ. | jọkooḷoḷ |
53. | Could you let the girl stay with you, as she doesn't have a place to live? | Komaroñ ke ja kajokweik ledik ṇe ippaṃ bwe ejjelok jikin an jokwe? | jokwe |
54. | Watch out that that child doesn't get chalk on his/her hands. | Lale ejọọk pein ajiri ṇe | jọọk |
55. | Help him put on his shirt because he doesn't know how. | Kwōn kajōōte bwe ejaje jōōtōt. | jōōtōt |
56. | What sort of fish is that one that doesn't have much flavor? | Kain ek rot ṇe ke ejouwi. | jọuwi |
57. | That boy, like his father, doesn't scare easily. | Ri-jauwōtata ḷadik eṇ āinwot jemān. | jọuwōta |
58. | That boy doesn't scare easily. | Ejọuwatata ḷadik eṇ. | jọuwōta |
59. | That fire doesn't have any more fuel. | Emaat kaan kijek eṇ. | kaan |
60. | If a man doesn't make sure that his family's needs are met before he helps others, we say he's neglecting his primary responsibilities. | Eḷaññe juon ṃōṃaan (eṃṃaan) ej jab lale bwe en tōprak aikuj ko an baaṃle eo an ṃokta jān an lale ro jet, ej kadkadmootot. | kadkadmootot |
61. | If a man doesn't make sure that his family's needs are met before he helps others, we say he's neglecting his primary responsibilities. | Eḷaññe juon ṃōṃaan (eṃṃaan) ej jab lale bwe en tōprak aikuj ko an baaṃle eo an ṃokta jān an lale ro jet, ej kadkadmootot. | kadkadmootot |
62. | The baby doesn't want to be away from its mother. | Niñniñ eo ekaerer ippān jinen. | kaerer |
63. | He is the one who doesn't want to be separated from his wife. | Ri-kaerer eo eṇ ippān lieṇ ippān. | kaerer |
64. | Wrap that box with a belt so it doesn't burst. | Kwōn kañūre bọọk ṇe bwe en jab rup. | kañūr |
65. | S/he doesn't care about us. | Ej jab kea kōj. | kea |
66. | He doesn't get paid too well, but he's progressing steadily. | Ej jab kanooj ṃōṃan (eṃṃan) oṇāān ak ebwe an kipeddikdik. | kipeddikdik |
67. | He doesn't want to use a blanket. | Eṃakoko in kọọjoj. | kọọjoj |
68. | Please tie down the drum of gasoline for him because he doesn't know how. | Komaroñ ke ḷaajiñiḷọk tūraṃin kiaaj eṇ ñane bwe eñak. | ḷaajiñ |
69. | Moor that boat far enough out so it doesn't drift ashore. | Kwōn kōḷometoiki aṃ emej wa ṇe bwe en jab eọtōk. | ḷo- |
70. | Give him a pillow because he doesn't have any. | Kwōn ṇapitōn bwe ejjeḷọk. | ṇapitōn |
71. | That chicken doesn't have a lot of feathers. | Enemwak bao eṇ. | nemwak |
72. | Be careful the tree doesn't fall on that house. | Lale eoḷọk ḷọk ni ṇe im buñut ṃweeṇ | oḷọk |
73. | Be careful that the cat doesn't scratch you. | Lale bwe kuuj ṇe en jab rọkuj eok. | rọkrok |
74. | Be careful the wind doesn't blow you away. | Lale kōto in euuk eok. | uuk |
75. | Be careful that coconut midrib doesn't pierce your eye. | Lale ṇok ṇe ewie mejām. | wie |