| but he | tap'ia |
| friend /pal | sahabat |
| But he didn't have any friends | Tap'ia tidak mempunyai sahabat-sahabat |
| close /near | dekat |
| But he didn't have any close friends | Tap'ia tidak mempunyai sahabat-sahabat dekat |
| until | sampai |
| nephew | keponakan |
| some of his nephews | beberapa keponakannya |
| to begin | mulai |
| to grow /sprout | tumbuh |
| adult | dewasa |
| they began to grow up | mereka mulai tumbuh dewasa |
| until some of his nephews began to grow up | sampai beberapa keponakannya mulai tumbuh dewasa |
| But he didn't have any close friends until some of his nephews began to grow up. | Tap'ia tidak mempunyai sahabat-sahabat dekat sampai beberapa keponakannya mulai tumbuh dewasa. |