Mammi

Pronunciation
IPA: /'mɑm.mɪ/

Meaning
to be

Examples

 * Mea mammi gakupa.


 * I am a student. 


 * Ksó! Mea mamzéa Niponpa!


 * Damn it! I am not Japanese!

Usage notes
In oral speech it is very common to ommit the present forms (mammi and mamzéa). When the sentence is affirmative, speakers just omit the verb. However, if it is negative, they omit the verb and put the word na (no) at the end of the sentence.
 * Mea gakupa.


 * I'm a student. 


 * Ksó! Mea Niponpa na!


 * Damn it! i ain't Japanese!

Related/Derived terms
Mamfea: existance, identity