tunggal
Each and Every
Tunggal + noun identifies each unit; iti tunggal + time noun marks recurrence.
How It Works
Tunggal means “each” or “every.” In the directly witnessed nominal pattern it precedes its noun without an intervening a or nga: tunggal ubing, “each child.” The phrase retains the marking required by its role, as in a beneficiary phrase beginning para iti tunggal.
The noun identifies the unit considered individually. Amin instead includes the relevant set as a whole, while a numeral specifies a count. A requirement sentence can separately mark each participant with a need and the required item: the child and the water are different constituents.
A recurring-time phrase can use iti tunggal tawen, “every year.” The dictionary also lists a conjunction meaning “whenever” or “each time,” but that separate use does not establish an unrestricted clause paradigm here. The examples teach supported noun and recurring-time phrases, without extending their formation to every distributive construction.
Examples (3)
- Adda libro para iti tunggal ubing.
There is a book for each child.
The beneficiary phrase distributes the provision over individual children.
- Masapul ti tunggal ubing ti danum.
Each child needs water.
The participant with the need and the required resource are separately marked.
- Adda klase iti tunggal tawen.
There is a class every year.
The time phrase identifies recurring annual occasions.
Related Patterns
- aminAll and Every
Contrasts total inclusion with individual distribution.
Level 2 - Counting by Groups
Introduces separate ways to distribute numbered groups.
Level 4 - Placing an Event in Time
Explains recurring-time phrases in clauses.
Level 1 - maysa / dua + LinkerCounting Things
Contrasts numeral linking with the direct tunggal noun pattern.
Level 2
Practice tunggal in Bubblegum
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