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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)
  
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 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. 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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