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-A hard lesson+A harder lesson
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 ===== New words ===== ===== New words =====
-  * as (across; but may also mean: through, by, along, past [travel through visiting the location])+  * as (across; but may also mean: through, by, past [travel through visiting the location])
   * kurn (around [place])   * kurn (around [place])
 +  * odh (along, by)
   * thu (beyond, over [place, horizontally], past [to get past the place])   * thu (beyond, over [place, horizontally], past [to get past the place])
  
 +  * fauth (lurk, hide [self])
   * hûm (gate)   * hûm (gate)
   * mûl (road)   * mûl (road)
 +  * ramz (wall)
   * sîr (river)   * sîr (river)
  
 ==== Examples ==== ==== Examples ====
-English prepositions like "by" have different meanings, and may be translated with differen Nûrlâm's words. These examples will hopefully clarify how to properly use Nûrlâm's postpositions mentioned above.+English prepositions like "by" have different meanings, and may be translated with different Nûrlâm's words. These examples will hopefully clarify how to properly use Nûrlâm's postpositions mentioned above.
   * across the mountains = za rod as   * across the mountains = za rod as
-  * along the road = mûlum as+  * along the road = mûlum odh
   * around the city = goim kurn   * around the city = goim kurn
   * beyond the gates = za hûm thu   * beyond the gates = za hûm thu
 +  * by the river = sîrum odh
   * by the sea = kârshum as   * by the sea = kârshum as
   * over the hills = za kaup thu((somewhere further behind the hills))   * over the hills = za kaup thu((somewhere further behind the hills))
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 ===== Exercise 1 ===== ===== Exercise 1 =====
 Translate from English into Nûrlâm: Translate from English into Nûrlâm:
-  - Five Nazgûl are flying around the city;+  - an old person is going across the road 
 +  - five Nazgûl are flying around the city 
 +  - the sword almost stabbed the troll through the eye 
 +  - two slaves are quickly escaping by the river
  
 <hidden show answers>Hidden section</hidden> <hidden show answers>Hidden section</hidden>
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 ===== Exercise 2 ===== ===== Exercise 2 =====
 Translate from Nûrlâm into English: Translate from Nûrlâm into English:
 +  - ash bolg mauh skâtuzâ hûm as
 <hidden show answers>Hidden section</hidden> <hidden show answers>Hidden section</hidden>
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