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Giving reasons 2

Giving reasons 2

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Why didn’t you come? K---or------u -k---? K_____ k__ d_ i_____ K-i-o- k-m d- i-k-e- -------------------- Kvifor kom du ikkje? 0
I was ill. Eg --r -j--. E_ v__ s____ E- v-r s-u-. ------------ Eg var sjuk. 0
I didn’t come because I was ill. Eg --- ---j--fo-di--g -ar sjuk. E_ k__ i____ f____ e_ v__ s____ E- k-m i-k-e f-r-i e- v-r s-u-. ------------------------------- Eg kom ikkje fordi eg var sjuk. 0
Why didn’t she come? Kv---- --- -o i----? K_____ k__ h_ i_____ K-i-o- k-m h- i-k-e- -------------------- Kvifor kom ho ikkje? 0
She was tired. Ho-v-- tr-ytt. H_ v__ t______ H- v-r t-ø-t-. -------------- Ho var trøytt. 0
She didn’t come because she was tired. Ho ko--ik-je----d--ho var---øy--. H_ k__ i____ f____ h_ v__ t______ H- k-m i-k-e f-r-i h- v-r t-ø-t-. --------------------------------- Ho kom ikkje fordi ho var trøytt. 0
Why didn’t he come? K-if-- --m han i-kj-? K_____ k__ h__ i_____ K-i-o- k-m h-n i-k-e- --------------------- Kvifor kom han ikkje? 0
He wasn’t interested. Ha- ----e i--je l---. H__ h____ i____ l____ H-n h-d-e i-k-e l-s-. --------------------- Han hadde ikkje lyst. 0
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. H-n k-- -kk-e-----i-----i-k-e ha-d- l---. H__ k__ i____ f____ h__ i____ h____ l____ H-n k-m i-k-e f-r-i h-n i-k-e h-d-e l-s-. ----------------------------------------- Han kom ikkje fordi han ikkje hadde lyst. 0
Why didn’t you come? K-i------m--e -kk--? K_____ k__ d_ i_____ K-i-o- k-m d- i-k-e- -------------------- Kvifor kom de ikkje? 0
Our car is damaged. B-le- v-r -- i-us-a-d. B____ v__ e_ i u______ B-l-n v-r e- i u-t-n-. ---------------------- Bilen vår er i ustand. 0
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. V---om i---e fo--- ----n -år ---i ust-nd. V_ k__ i____ f____ b____ v__ e_ i u______ V- k-m i-k-e f-r-i b-l-n v-r e- i u-t-n-. ----------------------------------------- Vi kom ikkje fordi bilen vår er i ustand. 0
Why didn’t the people come? K----- k-m-dei --k-e? K_____ k__ d__ i_____ K-i-o- k-m d-i i-k-e- --------------------- Kvifor kom dei ikkje? 0
They missed the train. De----kk-ikk---t-g-t. D__ r___ i____ t_____ D-i r-k- i-k-e t-g-t- --------------------- Dei rakk ikkje toget. 0
They didn’t come because they missed the train. D-i kom-----e f-r-i--ei ikkje-r-k---o---. D__ k__ i____ f____ d__ i____ r___ t_____ D-i k-m i-k-e f-r-i d-i i-k-e r-k- t-g-t- ----------------------------------------- Dei kom ikkje fordi dei ikkje rakk toget. 0
Why didn’t you come? Kvi------m -- ---j-? K_____ k__ d_ i_____ K-i-o- k-m d- i-k-e- -------------------- Kvifor kom du ikkje? 0
I was not allowed to. Eg fekk i-k-- l-v. E_ f___ i____ l___ E- f-k- i-k-e l-v- ------------------ Eg fekk ikkje lov. 0
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. Eg-----ik-j----rd- -- ikk--------lo-. E_ k__ i____ f____ e_ i____ f___ l___ E- k-m i-k-e f-r-i e- i-k-e f-k- l-v- ------------------------------------- Eg kom ikkje fordi eg ikkje fekk lov. 0

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The indigenous languages of America

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