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(el %E~~x~$GPo
a*,
(We will have (lit. do) a class reunion next month.)

(f) G L 9 ~3;kh;5>c;, %G:(&&~)JP~-CL.~-C%L~~
(I'm coming in a bit late, so please start eating without me.)

(g) mdih rztft $9 o a*&,
(I neither drink nor smoke.)
(h) +LI~%%~L;&~~%BJP~TL>~*,
(I have been learning flower arrangement since last year.)
- P a LIZ,
(i) BcA~:'PL.&~>~L.>~G%~BQ
(When I was a kid I suffered from various diseases.)

(j) SE~YTX&&GP~TL>~~
(My friend is running a jazz cafe.)

1. The meaning of the transitive verb yaru depends on the structure in
which it is used and on the meaning of .the direct object noun.

Structure Meanings Examples
a) s.0. ga s.0. o N(p1ace) ni yam 'send'
b) s.0. ga s.0. ni N o yaru 'give'
c) s.0. ga N(sports / game) o yam 'play'
d) s.0. ga N(occupation) o yam 'work as'
e) s.0. ga N(ro1e) o yam 'play a role'
f ) s.0. ga N(food / alcoholic drink / 'eat / drink /
cigarette) o yaru smoke'
g) s.0. ga N(work / task) o yaru 'do'
h) s.0. ga N(event) o yaru 'hold'
i ) s.0. ga N(hobby / subject) o yam 'learn'
j ) s.0. ga N(il1ness) o yam 'suffer from'
k) S.O. ga N(store / company) o yam 'run'