sukaun ge to not want, to not be of one's liking

Part of Speech	Phrase
Pronunciation	suˈkaun ge

• • to not want, to not be of one's liking
  • tidak mau [Papuan Malay]
  • • values and emotions

  • • Example 1425:
      

      Selagur Wadan sukaun ge: "Ka borarei!"

      selagur wadan

      Selagur Wadan

      suka

      like; want

      -un

      3poss

      ge

      not; no

      :

      "

      ka

      2sg

      borarei

      front

      !"

      Selagur Wadan doesn't want: "You go first!"

      Selagur Wadan tidak mau: "Kau duluan!" [Papuan Malay]

      Sources

      narr23 54.1

Related entries

• Contains:
  • -un¹ [third person singular and plural possessive suffix]; his/hers/its; theirs / [first person plural exclusive possessive suffix]; we have
  • ge not; no
  • suka to like; to be happy with; to want