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從來沒跟這個人講...

從來沒跟...

從來沒跟這個人講過話

congˊ laiˊ meiˊ gen ˉ zheˋ ge˙ renˊ jiangˇ guoˋ huaˋ

(Had never)

Had never spoken with this person

從來 congˊ laiˊ

(From the)

From the very beginning

從來沒

congˊ laiˊ meiˊ

(Never)

Never

跟 gen ˉ

(And, Follow, Go with, Heel, With)

With, Follow, Go with, And, Heel (Of Foot)

這個 zheˋ ge˙

(The, These, This)

This, These, The

這個人

zheˋ ge˙ renˊ

(This person)

This person

個人 geˋ renˊ

(Each individual's, Individual, Oneself, Own, Personal, Personally)

Personal, Personally, Own, Oneself, Individual, Each individual's

講過 jiangˇ guoˋ

(Said, Spoken, Talked about)

Said, Spoken, Talked about

講過話

jiangˇ guoˋ huaˋ

(Spoken)

Spoken

從

Easy, From, From North, Lax, Plentiful, Relaxed, Unhurried, Yielding

From, Lax, Yielding, (Cong1), Easy, Relaxed, Unhurried, Plentiful, (Zong1), From North To South

來

Bring, Come, Do, Ever, From, Later, Next, Return, Verb, Verb Ending

Come, Do, Later, Ever since, Bring, Return, Next, From, Verb substitute, Verb beginning, Verb ending

沒

Drown, Have not,, None, Nothing, Sink, Without

have not, is not, Nothing, Without, None, (Mo4), Drown, Sink

跟

And, Follow, Go with, Heel, With

With, Follow, Go with, And, Heel (Of Foot)

這

Here, These, This, This One, Those

This, These, Those, Here, This One

個

Few, Individual, Individuality, Roughly, Separately, Single

Roughly, A few, Single, Individual, Individuality, Separately

人

Man, People, Person, Someone else

Man, Person, People, Someone Else

講

As regards, Be particular, Explain, Have recourse, Listen, Narrate, Pay Attention To, Speak

Speak, Narrate, Explain, Listen, Pay attention to, Be particular about, As regards to, Have recourse to

過

Arrive, Experience, Go through, Pass, Pass On, Past, Transfer, Visit

Experience, Pass, Go through, Arrive, Past perfect tense, Pass On, Transfer, Visit

話

Speech, What is, Words

Words, What is said, Speech

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