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Минато 4

84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

Past tense 4

84 [осумдесет и четири]

84 [osoomdyesyet i chyetiri]

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Минато 4

[Minato 4]

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to read чи-а чита 0
ch--a chita 		+
I read. Ја- ч----. Јас читав. 0
Јa- c-----. Јas chitav. 		+
I read the whole novel. Ја- г- п------- ц----- р----. Јас го прочитав целиот роман. 0
Јa- g-- p-------- t------- r----. Јas guo prochitav tzyeliot roman. 		+
     
to understand ра----а разбира 0
ra----a razbira 		+
I understood. Ја- р------. Јас разбрав. 0
Јa- r------. Јas razbrav. 		+
I understood the whole text. Ја- г- р------ ц----- т----. Јас го разбрав целиот текст. 0
Јa- g-- r------ t------- t-----. Јas guo razbrav tzyeliot tyekst. 		+
     
to answer од-----а одговара 0
od------a odguovara 		+
I answered. Ја- о--------. Јас одговорив. 0
Јa- o---------. Јas odguovoriv. 		+
I answered all the questions. Ја- о-------- н- с--- п------. Јас одговорив на сите прашања. 0
Јa- o--------- n- s---- p-------. Јas odguovoriv na sitye prashaњa. 		+
     
I know that – I knew that. Ја- г- з--- т-- – ј-- г- з---- т--. Јас го знам тоа – јас го знаев тоа. 0
Јa- g-- z--- t-- – ј-- g-- z----- t--. Јas guo znam toa – јas guo znayev toa. 		+
I write that – I wrote that. Ја- г- п------ т-- – ј-- г- н------ т--. Јас го пишувам тоа – јас го напишав тоа. 0
Јa- g-- p-------- t-- – ј-- g-- n------- t--. Јas guo pishoovam toa – јas guo napishav toa. 		+
I hear that – I heard that. Ја- г- с----- т-- – ј-- г- с------ т--. Јас го слушам тоа – јас го слушнав тоа. 0
Јa- g-- s------- t-- – ј-- g-- s-------- t--. Јas guo sloosham toa – јas guo slooshnav toa. 		+
     
I’ll get it – I got it. Ја- г- з---- т-- – ј-- г- з---- т--. Јас го земам тоа – јас го зедов тоа. 0
Јa- g-- z----- t-- – ј-- g-- z----- t--. Јas guo zyemam toa – јas guo zyedov toa. 		+
I’ll bring that – I brought that. Ја- г- н---- т-- – ј-- г- д------ т--. Јас го носам тоа – јас го донесов тоа. 0
Јa- g-- n---- t-- – ј-- g-- d------- t--. Јas guo nosam toa – јas guo donyesov toa. 		+
I’ll buy that – I bought that. Ја- г- к------ т-- – ј-- г- к---- т--. Јас го купувам тоа – јас го купив тоа. 0
Јa- g-- k-------- t-- – ј-- g-- k----- t--. Јas guo koopoovam toa – јas guo koopiv toa. 		+
     
I expect that – I expected that. Ја- г- о------- т-- – ј-- г- о------- т--. Јас го очекувам тоа – јас го очекував тоа. 0
Јa- g-- o---------- t-- – ј-- g-- o---------- t--. Јas guo ochyekoovam toa – јas guo ochyekoovav toa. 		+
I’ll explain that – I explained that. Ја- г- п--------- т-- – ј-- г- п------- т--. Јас го појаснувам тоа – јас го појаснив тоа. 0
Јa- g-- p---------- t-- – ј-- g-- p------- t--. Јas guo poјasnoovam toa – јas guo poјasniv toa. 		+
I know that – I knew that. Ја- г- з--- т-- – ј-- г- з---- т--. Јас го знам тоа – јас го знаев тоа. 0
Јa- g-- z--- t-- – ј-- g-- z----- t--. Јas guo znam toa – јas guo znayev toa. 		+
     

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Negative words aren't translated into the native language

When reading, multilinguals translate subconsciously into their native language. This happens automatically; that is, the readers do it without realizing. It could be said that the brain functions like a simultaneous translator. But it doesn't translate everything! One study has shown that the brain has a built-in filter. This filter decides what gets translated. And it appears that the filter ignores certain words. Negative words aren't translated into the native language. Researchers selected native speakers of Chinese for their experiment. All test subjects spoke English as their second language. The test subjects had to rate various English words. These words had different emotional content. There were positive, negative and neutral terms. While the test subjects read the words, their brains were examined. That is, the researchers measured the electrical brain activity. In doing so, they could see how the brain worked. Certain signals are generated during the translation of words. They indicate that the brain is active. However, the test subjects showed no activity with the negative words. Only the positive or neutral terms were translated. Researchers don't yet know why this is. Theoretically, the brain has to process all words the same. It could be, however, that the filter quickly examines each word. It is analyzed while still being read in the second language. If a word is negative, the memory is blocked. In other words, it can't think of the word in the native language. People can react very sensitively to words. Perhaps the brain wants to protect them from emotional shock…