Maksim Mladenov
Village Image:
Belica 3
1 (a) [0:00] Ah, I left the animals at home. I have to get up and go
| excl | nom 1sg | 1sg pres aux clt | leave sg f L.part P | livestock sg f | at.home adv | comp | stand.up 1sg pres I | comp | dat refl clt | walk 1sg pres I |
2 (a) [0:03] because I’ve got work [to do].
| because | dat refl clt | have 1sg pres I | work sg f |
3 (MM) Wait [and go] in a bit. The milk – tell us you how process it.
| wait imv I | now adv | after | little adv |
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milk sg n def | comp | dat 1pl clt | tell 2sg pres P | how interr | acc n 3sg clt | do 2sg pres I |
4 (a) [0:08] Well, milk – milk. I milk the sheep today, maybe it’s five sheep,
| disc | milk sg n def | milk sg n def | when conj | milk 1sg pres P | sheep pl f def | today adv | five | sheep pl f | interr clt | 3pl pres cop clt |
5 (a) [0:15] maybe it’s six. I milk [them] and if it’s white cheese I need, I curdle [it].
| six | interr clt | 3pl pres cop clt | milk 1sg pres P | acc n 3sg clt | if conj | dat 1sg clt | must pres I imprs | cheese sg n | nom 1sg | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | curdle 1sg pres P |
6 (MM) Right.
| thus adv |
7 (a) [0:21] I bought the rennet from the store.
| rennet sg n | 1sg pres aux clt | dat refl clt | buy sg f L.part P | from | store sg m def |
8 (MM) And were there stores before?
| but | disc | more | early adv | impf exist | interr clt | store pl m |
9 (a) [0:25] Oh, there always have been! Wherever there are animals, there was
| disc | and | L.part exist | 3sg pres aux clt | always adv | since conj | pres exist | livestock sg f | L.part exist | 3sg pres aux clt |
10 (a) [0:28] both rennet and stores. Yes, there were. And we go –
| and | rennet sg n | L.part exist | 3sg pres aux clt | and | store pl m | L.part exist | 3sg pres aux clt | go 1pl pres P |
11 (MM) Wait.
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12 (a) [0:32] Whatever we need, we go to Ihtiman and buy it.
| what rel | dat 1pl clt | must pres I imprs | go 1pl pres P | to | Ihtiman sg m place | acc 2sg clt | dat refl clt | buy 1pl pres P |
13 (MM) Wait till this thing goes by. We can’t hear. O.K. So, you’ve got rennet -
| wait imv I | comp | pass 3sg pres P | this sg m adj | neg | hear 1pl pres I | good adv | thus adv | rennet sg n | dat refl clt | have 2sg pres I |
14 (a) [0:46] You’ve got rennet. If it’s ten kilos of milk, you’ll put in two drops
| rennet sg n | dat refl clt | pres exist | if conj | 3sg pres cop clt | ten | kilo pl n | milk sg n | fut | put 2sg pres P | two f | drop pl f |
15 (a) [0:50] of rennet, you’ll wrap it up so it stays warm, so it doesn’t get cold.
| rennet sg n | fut | acc n 3sg clt | wrap 2sg pres P | comp | 3sg pres cop clt | warm sg n adj | comp | neg | grow.cold 3sg pres I |
16 (a) [0:54] You’ll wrap it up and you’ll wait until it curdles.
| fut | acc n 3sg clt | wrap 2sg pres P | and | fut | wait 2sg pres I | nom sg n | when conj | acc refl clt | curdle 3sg pres P |
17 (a) [0:58] It gets clear on top, that’s called green [ = first] whey.
| nom sg n | acc refl clt | from.above adv | clear.up 3sg pres P | green sg m adj | whey sg m | dat n 3sg clt | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I |
18 (a) [1:02] [And] then you stir it a little, and [take] a bag of cheesecloth, [some] cloth
| then adv | little adv | light adv | acc n 3sg clt | stir 2sg pres I | in | one sg n adj | bag sg n | from | cheesecloth sg m | towel pl f |
19 (MM) Yes –
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20 (a) [1:09] and pour it in, and strain it
| dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | pour 2sg pres I | there adv | strain 2sg pres I | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt |
21 (MM) And the [part] that drains off, what’s that?
| this sg n adj | where rel | flow 3sg pres I | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt |
22 (a) [1:14] How do you mean, “bakes”?
| disc | how interr | comp | acc refl clt | bake 3sg pres I |
23 (MM) The part that drains off of it.
| where rel | flow 3sg pres I | from | acc n 3sg |
24 (a) [1:17] The part that drains from the cloth – the cheese is what remains in the bag,
| this sg n adj | rel | acc refl clt | flow 3sg pres I | from | towel sg f def | already adv | cheese sg n def | dat refl clt | remain 3sg pres I | in | strainer sg n def |
25 (a) [1:22] and that other [part] is called whey.
| and | that sg n adj | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I | whey sg f def |
26 (MM) Ah.
| thus adv |
27 (a) [1:25] And when – as for it – it sits. And what you’ve done, yesterday or today,
| and | when conj | [...] | acc f 3sg | sit 3sg pres I | today adv | 2sg pres aux clt | curdle sg m L.part I | yesterday adv | today adv |
28 (a) [1:30] you’ll pour [it] into either a cauldron or a kettle,
| fut | pour 2sg pres P | in | cauldron sg m | interr clt | 3sg pres cop clt | in | kettle sg m | interr clt | 3sg pres cop clt |
29 (a) [1:33] and you’ll lay the fire, and you’ll boil it down to curds.
| fut | lay 2sg pres I | fire sg m def | fut | acc n 3sg clt | cook 2sg pres P | and | to | curds sg f |
30 (MM) Ahh.
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31 (a) [1:37] And [what remains] after that is [white] whey – for the pigs.
| and | acc n 3sg clt | after adv | already adv | whey sg m def | for | pig sg n def |
32 (MM) Right. Hah. And [what about] butter?
| and | thus adv | excl | and | butter sg n |
33 (a) [1:42] Ah, [for] butter you’ll put starter into milk, you’ll – either milk or yogurt –
| disc | butter sg n | fut | dat refl clt | add.starter 2sg pres P | milk sg n | fut | […] | fresh sg n adj | sour sg n adj |
34 (a) [1:48] and you’ll pour it into a churn – there’s a separate thing for that.
| fut | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | pour 2sg pres P | in | churn sg f | disc | nom sg n | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | apart adv | for | acc f 3sg |
35 (a) [1:52] It’s a churn this wide ...
| nom sg n | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | churn sg f | thus adv | so.much adv | wide sg f adj |
36 (MM) Yes?
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37 (a) [1:54] ... and this high, you pour in so much milk, and with the mashing staff
| this.much sg f adj | high sg f adj | how.much inter.rel | dat refl clt | pour 2sg pres P | milk sg n | and | with | churn.staff sg n | staff sg f |
38 (a) [2:00] and a little wheel that goes into this churn ...
| and | one sg n adj | small.wheel sg n | acc 2sg clt | enter 3sg pres I | in | this sg f adj | churn sg f |
39 (MM) And wh-
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40 (a) [2:03] ... you mash it and mash it, and butter comes out, it clumps …
| as conj | acc n 3sg clt | mash 2sg pres I | mash 2sg pres I | nom sg n | dat refl clt | release 3sg pres P | butter sg n def | acc refl clt | gather 3sg pres P |
41 (b) [2:05] Where are you going to publish this, in the paper, or on television?
| where interr | fut | acc n 3sg clt | communicate 2pl pres I | in | newspaper sg m def | or | in | television sg f def |
42 (a) [2:07] … the butter clumps into lumps …
| butter sg n def | acc refl clt | gather 3sg pres P | in | lump sg f |
43 (b) [2:09] Huh?
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44 (a) [2:10] … and you pour it out …
| and | pour 2sg pres P | acc n 3sg clt |
45 (RA) I’ll tell you later.
| after adv | fut | dat 2sg clt | say 1sg pres P |
46 (b) [2:12] There’s no –
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47 (a) [2:12] … and you drink the milk and [use] the butter for frying.
| and | milk sg n def | dat refl clt | drink 2sg pres I | and | butter sg n def | dat refl clt | fry 2sg pres I |
48 (b) [2:13] [unintelligible]
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49 (RA) [I do it as part of work] with students.
| with | students pl m |
50 (b) [2:13] [With] young people?
| youth sg f |
51 (RA) With students.
| with | students pl m |
52 (MM) We’ll tell you later, we’ll tell you later.
| after adv | fut | dat 2sg clt | say 1pl pres P | after adv | fut | dat 2sg clt | say 1pl pres P |
53 (a) [2:17] So there you are, that’s what these things are like.
| such pl adj | dat 2sg clt | 3pl pres cop clt | this pl adj | thing pl f |
54 (MM) Yes. OK now. As to the part that stays in the churn,
| yes | disc | O.K. adv | and | this sg n adj | where rel | remain 3sg pres I | in | churn sg f def |
55 (MM) you skim off the butter, but what remains in the churn?
| butter sg n def | skim.off 2sg pres P | skim.off 2sg pres P | and | in | churn sg f def | what sg n interr | remain 3sg pres I |
56 (a) [2:25] [What] remains in the churn is called buttermilk.
| from | churn sg f def | remain 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I | buttermilk sg f |
57 (b) [2:27] Ahh!
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58 (MM) And what do you do with it?
| and | from | acc f 3sg | what sg n interr | do 2sg pres I |
59 (a) [2:29] You eat it! You pour it out, you drink it,
| hes | nom f 3sg | dat refl clt | acc refl clt | eat 3sg pres I | pour 2sg pres I | dat refl clt | acc f 3sg clt | drink 2sg pres I | dat refl clt | acc f 3sg clt |
60 (a) [2:32] you crumble bread into it. You eat it, it’s milk!
| with | bread sg m | dat refl clt | soak 2sg pres I | with | acc f 3sg | nom f 3sg | dat refl clt | acc refl clt | eat 3sg pres I | milk sg n | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt |
61 (MM) Yes.
| yes |
62 (a) [2:36] You’ve only taken the butter [off] of it,
| only adv | that conj | dat f 3sg clt | 2sg pres aux clt | take sg m L.part P | butter sg n def |
63 (MM) Yes.
| yes |
64 (a) [2:38] but [what’s left] is nice, and it’s edible. You don’t throw it out.
| but | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | nice sg f adj | and | acc refl clt | eat 3sg pres I | neg | acc refl clt | throw 3sg pres I |
65 (MM) Yes, yes, yes, yes. So then, how much butter would one woman make?
| yes | yes | yes | yes | mean 3sg pres I | disc | disc | how.much interr | butter sg n | make 3sg impf I | one f sg adj | woman sg f |
66 (a) [2:47] Ah, how much! According to the butter, according to the milk. If you put in
| disc | how.much interr | nom sg n | according.to | butter sg n def | and | according.to | milk sg n def | if conj | put 2sg pres P |
67 (a) [2:51] more milk, and if your milk is richer, then you’ll churn out more [butter],
| more adv | milk sg n | if conj | dat 2sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | oily sg n adj | milk sg n def | churn 2sg pres P | more adv |
68 (a) [2:55] but if, mm – Not all milk gives the same amount of butter,
| if conj | hes | that conj | each sg n adj | milk sg n | neg | release 3sg pres I | [...] | equal sg n adj | butter sg n |
69 (MM) Mhm
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70 (a) [3:00] [with some] you’ll get less. And so you can’t estimate how much.
| churn 2sg pres P | more | little adv | and | thus adv | neg | can pres imprs | comp | evaluate 2sg pres P | how.many interr |
71 (MM) OK. So, you keep the butter [to use] in the winter, right?
| disc | O.K. adv | and | butter sg n def | hes | acc n 3sg clt | keep 2sg pres I | for | winter sg f def | interr |
72 (a) [3:07] If there’s a lot you’ll keep [it]. If not, if you'll need to cook [with it].
| disc | when conj | pres exist | more adv | fut | keep 2sg pres I | when conj | pres neg exist | must pres I imprs | fut | dat refl clt | fry 2sg pres P |
73 (MM) Yes.
| yes |
74 (a) [3:12] When you extract it from the milk …
| when conj | acc n 3sg clt | extract 2sg pres P | from | milk sg n def | there adv |
75 (b) [3:15] [unintelligible] there.
| there adv |
76 (a) [3:15] … you’ll wash it in clear water once or twice ...
| fut | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | churn 2sg pres P | with | one f sg adj | water sg f | clear sg f adj | in | two f |
77 (b) [3:18] [unintelligible]
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78 (a) [3:18] ... until there’s no water [in it]. You salt it, and put it into –
| comp | pres neg exist | water sg f | salt sg imv P | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | put sg imv P | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | in |
79 (a) [3:22] there used to be earthenware jars – I put it into a little one of those, fill it up.
| one.time adv | impf exist | earthen.jar pl f | clay pl adj | thus adv | such sg n adj | small.jar sg n | tiny sg n adj | put 1sg pres I | there adv | fill 1sg pres P | acc n 3sg clt |
80 (a) [3:30] After I’ve washed it and salted it –
| as conj | 1sg pres aux clt | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | wash sg f L.part P | 1sg pres aux clt | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | salt sg f L.part P | 1sg pres aux clt | acc n 3sg clt |
81 (a) [3:32] today, tomorrow – [after] I’ve filled this little jar, then I pour water on top,
| today adv | tomorrow adv | fill sg f L.part P | 1sg pres aux clt | this sg n adj | small.jar sg n | from.above adv | dat n 3sg clt | pour 1sg pres P | water sg f |
82 (a) [3:37] add a little salt, pour on some more [water], and then [after] a week goes by
| put 1sg pres P | dat n 3sg clt | little adv | salt sg f | pour 1sg pres I | still adv | pass 3sg pres P | this sg f adj | week sg f |
83 (a) [3:40] I’ll splash out the water and pour more on, and if I’ve made it
| will 1sg pres | splash 1sg pres P | this sg f adj | water sg f | will 1sg pres | pour 1sg pres P | other sg f adj | and | if conj | 1sg pres aux clt | acc n 3sg clt | get.through sg f L.part P |
84 (a) [3:46] to St. George’s day, even till spring, to St. George’s day, I’ll [still] have some.
| to | around | St.George’s.Day sg m | even adv | to | in.spring adv | to | St.George’s.Day sg m | fut | dat refl clt | have 1sg pres I |
85 (MM) Really?
| thus adv | interr clt |
86 (a) [3:50] It won’t smell old, but every six days the water should …
| fut neg | comp | dat 2sg clt | smell 3sg pres I | of | old sg n adj | but | water sg f def | must pres I imprs | during | six | day ct m |
87 (b) [3:53] [unintelligible]
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88 (a) [3:54] … be changed.
| comp | dat n 3sg clt | acc refl clt | change 3sg pres I |
89 (MM) Ahh
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90 (a) [3:56] You change this water, put new water on, and salt it again with a little salt
| change 2sg pres I | this sg f adj | water sg f | put 2sg pres I | other sg f adj | again adv | dat refl clt | salt 2sg pres I | bit.of.salt sg f |
91 (a) [3:59] so that it’s salty on top, and there it is.
| comp | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | salty sg n adj | from.above adv | and | thus adv |
92 (MM) Huh.
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93 (a) [4:01] As for the white cheese, you cut it into slices and put it in a keg.
| and | sg n def | acc n 3sg clt | cut 2sg pres P | in | slice pl n | put 2sg pres P | acc n 3sg clt | in | barrel sg n def |
94 (a) [4:07] You fill up the keg, put a stone on the top, and [some] water comes out.
| fill 3sg pres P | acc refl clt | barrel sg n def | put 2sg pres P | stone sg m def | from.above adv | nom sg n | dat refl clt | release 3sg pres P | water sg f |
95 (a) [4:12] The water that comes out is called brine.
| disc | hes | hes | water sg f | rel | acc f 3sg clt | release 3sg pres P | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I | brine sg m |
96 (MM) Right –
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97 (a) [4:15] You must ...
| must pres I imprs |
98 (b) [4:18] [unintelligible]
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99 (a) [4:18] … clean the top of it. If you don’t touch it for ten days or so
| comp | hes | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | clean 2sg pres I | from.above adv | if conj | neg | touch 2sg pres P | about.ten | day ct m |
100 (a) [4:20] it gets this rancid film on top. You have to throw this part out.
| nom sg n | catch 3sg pres P | from.above adv | cream sg m | this sg m adj | cream sg m | must pres I imprs | comp | acc m 3sg clt | throw 2sg pres P |
101 (a) [4:24] If you mix it with the brine then your white cheese will smell.
| if conj | acc m 3sg clt | stir 2sg pres P | with | hes | brine sg m def | cheese sg n def | fut | begin 3sg pres P | comp | dat 2sg clt | smell 3sg pres I |
102 (MM) Ah
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103 (a) [4:29] But as for the rancid film on top, you can easily scoop it off.
| but | this sg m adj | cream sg m | from.above adv | easily adv | fut | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | catch 2sg pres P |
104 (a) [4:31] You’ll throw it out, and you’ll clean up, you’ll wipe off
| fut | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | throw 2sg pres P | fut | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | clean 2sg pres P | fut | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | wipe 2sg pres P |
105 (a) [4:34] the little keg all around where it got wet.
| small.keg sg n def | around adv | up.to | 3sg pres aux clt | sg n L.part cop | wet sg n adj |
106 (b) [4:36] I’ve been in Sofia. I did a lot of things and I went lame from Sofia!
| nom 1sg | 1sg pres aux clt | in | Sofia sg f place | 1sg pres aux clt | much adv | work sg f L.part I | and | there adv | go.lame 1sg aor P | from | Sofia sg f place |
107 (a) [4:40] And that’s how –
| and | ost | thus adv |
108 (b) [4:40] And what can I do here in the village?
| here adv | in | village sg n | what sg n interr | comp | do 1sg pres I |
109 (a) [4:41] that’s how you keep the white cheese from one cheese-making to the next.
| thus adv | acc refl clt | keep 3sg pres I | and | cheese sg n def | from | cheese sg n | to | cheese sg n |
110 (MM) Yes, yes, yes.
| yes | yes | yes |
111 (a) [4:44] And the butter is kept that way,
| and | butter sg n def | thus adv | acc refl clt | keep 3sg pres I |
112 (b) [4:45] [unintelligible]
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113 (a) [4:46] and that’s it.
| and | ost | thus adv |
114 (MM) Yes, yes, yes.
| yes | yes | yes |
115 (a) [4:47] And that’s how these things are.
| such pl adj | dat 2sg clt | 3pl pres cop clt | this pl adj | thing pl f |
116 (MM) Yes, yes, yes
| yes | yes | yes |
117 (a) [4:49] So now [I’ll say] goodbye.
| hort | for | now adv | goodbye |
118 (MM) Wait! Wait a bit.
| wait imv I | adrs | wait imv I | little adv |
119 (a) [4:52] Why?
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120 (MM) The bread hasn’t come yet.
| disc | bread sg m def | neg | 3sg pres aux clt | come sg m L.part P |
121 (a) [4:53] Wait? [Yes,] the bread hasn’t come, but [even] if there’s no bread
| wait sg imv I | bread sg m def | neg | 3sg pres aux clt | come sg m L.part P | but | nom 1sg | when conj | pres neg exist | bread sg m def |
122 (a) [4:56] I'll go [anyway] because I’ve got the pigs, and the moles –
| nom 1sg | fut | dat refl clt | go 1sg pres P | because | have 1sg pres I | pig pl f | and | mole pl m |
123 (a) [4:59] they’ll come out in the yard and make a mess for me
| fut | come.out 3pl pres P | around | yard sg m def | comp | dat 1sg clt | make 3pl pres P | wonder pl f |
124 (a) [5:01] and my daughter will come tomorrow and beat me!
| and | tomorrow | fut | come 3sg pres P | daughter sg f def | comp | acc 1sg clt | beat 3sg pres P |
125 (MM) [laughter]
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126 (RA) [laughter]
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127 (a) [5:05] Well, what do you think?
| how interr | think 2sg pres I | nom 2sg |
128 (MM) No, she won’t! No, no.
| fut neg | fut neg | fut neg |
129 (a) [5:06] You think that everyone’s like you?
| nom 2sg | think 2sg pres I | that conj | now adv | like conj | 2sg pres cop clt | nom 2sg | interr clt |
130 (MM) Oh –
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131 (a) [5:09] Well, may you be alive and well. Look, you’re sixty now,
| excl | alive sg m adj | and | healthy sg m adj | since conj | sixty | year f pl | 2sg pres cop clt | excl |
132 (a) [5:12] you [must] have granddaughters. You do have some [right?]
| have 2sg pres I | granddaughter pl f | have 2sg pres I | this pl adj | that sg m adj |
133 (MM) Yes, I do. I do.
| have 1sg pres I | have 1sg pres I |
134 (a) [5:14] Well, they’ll start bossing you around, and they’ll say,
| fut | take 3pl pres P | comp | dat 2sg clt | command 3pl pres I | nom 2sg | fut | when conj | say 3sg pres P |
135 (a) [5:17] “I don’t know how [to do this], Grandpa, I don’t know how to, Dad”
| but | nom 1sg | neg | know 1sg pres I | grandfather voc sg m | how interr | but | nom 1sg | neg | know 1sg pres I | father sg m | how interr |
136 (a) [5:21] And now you know everything. [laughter]
| and | now adv | know 2sg pres I | everything sg n adj |
137 (MM) [laughter]
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138 (RA) [laughter]
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139 (a) [5:25] [And] that’s how things are.
| such pl adj | 3pl pres cop clt | this pl adj | thing pl f |
140 (MM) Yes –
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