mo

Pronunciation

 * IPA: /ˈmo/, [ˈmo]

Etymology 1
Old Sangesian mo, one of two forms from a partial merger of two earlier particles, originally from Proto-Qaskan *am (second-person habitual) and *om (second-person progressive).

Particle

 * 1) second-person continuous/progressive verbal particle
 * Mo yaa mose.
 * You need to sleep.
 * Mo yespowo.
 * I miss you.

Related Terms

 * mu
 * mowo
 * muwo

Etymology 2
Clipped from earlier mol (see molo), from Pori mos ("outside of"), from Proto-Qaskan *haq ("outside of").

Preposition

 * 1) without (several senses)
 * 2) not accompanied by, not next to
 * Tawo mo yuko tepa e setó sute.
 * She never goes anywhere without her friends.
 * 1) not having, not holding
 * U yoyó te mo sáppu sew' e nitti.
 * They came to the restaurant without money.
 * 1) not owning
 * Te nemru kowo ki niy' e mo wiwuu.
 * She gave a homeless person food yesterday.
 * 1) not using (an instrument/tool)
 * Nu mo tewuu porpo tiwi.
 * You can open it without a knife.
 * 1) Expressing the lack of an abstract quality/characteristic.
 * Poyá ni si mo atto.
 * That wasn't clear.
 * (literally: That was without clarity.)
 * 1) Expressing the lack of a physical quality/characteristic.
 * Mo yuntisi tannu tíli wo na nete?
 * Do you have any oranges that aren't so sour?
 * (literally: Do you have any oranges without so much sourness?)

Antonyms

 * (1, 2) rilo
 * (2, 3) ru