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Phrase Detail

Yirəkal karrin.
Your nose is straight
Pronunciation:
Say: yiir-ə-kahl karr-in

Notes:
Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'ə' neutral sound as in ‘the’, 'a' as in 'path' or 'car'.
Consonants: - 'rr' roll or trill tongue.
Literal Meaning:
lit. straight nose-your
Shows:
Noun, Noun ending - yours - (g)in
Explanation:
Simple statement beginning 'yirəkal' (straight, drawn out)  and 'karrin' - 'karr' (nose) plus 'in' (your). This statement has no verb but 'yirəkal' is a nominative made from 'yirəka' (to pull or to stretch). So literally it is saying 'stretched nose-yours'.
Learning Focus:
Describing
Learning Exercise:
Phrase Sentence:
Sentence
Words Associated:
karr - nose
yirəkal - straight, drawn out
Topics:
Communication - Describing
Age Guides:
Yr 7-9
Reference:
'VLaLS': L.A. Hercuss; p.54, 2.3.2.1.4 'Equational Clauses'.