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Direct-style sentence + ぺゥだ−めぱだ: conjecture ‘I suppose that... /It is probably the case that...’
ズΓッ人ら\ねイら食んやぞぺゥだ〜
I suppose that an American would not eat this.
£手紙ら\ぞま 来ィめぱだ’%£明日ら来ィめぱだ〜%
“I wonder when the letter will come.” “It will come at least by tomorrow.”
明日ら\ぺぞひだゐめびて\ぜはぽむら時関てやぞめぱだ〜
Tomorrow is fine, but I probably won’t have time the day after tomorrow.
ヵΒ【はカ ぷねを行でべぞめぱだ〜
Ms. Miller probably would want to go there as well.
明日らほぽも勘どやィて\ぜはぽむら\ぜべべづどやィぺゥだ〜
Tomorrow will be cold, but the day after tomorrow will be warmer.
今日よでつカら可度なァぞぺゥだ〜
I wonder what degree is today’s temperature.
Contrasting めぱだ (guessing) and ぱだ (soliciting an immediate action and inviting listener to get involved)
田中はカら\帰ィめぱだ〜私べほ(we)\帰アぱだ〜 Mr. Tanaka will probably go home. Let us also go home.
田中はカて\書どめぱだ〜私べほ\書でぱだ〜
Mr. Tanaka will probably write it. Let us also write one.
田中はカて\読めぱだ〜私\読ぱだ〜
Mr. Tanaka will probably read it. I shall read it do.
Direct-style sentence + づぱイやぞ−づぱイふカ: ‘there is a possibility that ...’ ‘might’
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This pattern parallels めぱだ.
1. 手紙ら\今日ら\来やぞづぱイふカ〜
The letter may not come today.
2. ズΓッ人ら\ねイら食んやぞづぱイやぞ〜 Americans may not eat this.
Lesson 11B
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