baás díi to spend the night; stay over night

Part of Speech v.tr:cjt.inc
Vernacular Form باس دی
Phonetic Form baás díi
Usage The non-verb element baás is occasionally used alone, without díi, with verbal meaning.
    • to spend the night; stay over night
      • Example 254:
        dhoóṛ so yhaí míi ghooṣṭá baás (dítu).
        dhoóṛ
        yesterday
        so
        3MSG.nom
        yhéi
        come
        -í
        -CV
        míi
        1sg.gen
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -a
        -obl
        baás
        overnight.stay
        dit
        fall.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        Yesterday he came and spent the night in my house.
        Source: A:DLX353
      • Example 255:
        baás dítii pahúrta ba práal uṛiǰílu ta ṣačí huṇḍ áak zhayí áak ɣarí ukháata.
        baás
        overnight.stay
        dit
        put.pfv
        -ii
        -gen
        pahúrta
        after
        ba
        top
        pral
        light
        uṛí
        let.go
        -íǰ
        -pass
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ta
        DS
        ṣač
        climb
        -í
        -CV
        huṇḍ
        up.above
        ak
        IDEF
        zhay
        place
        -í
        -obl
        ak
        IDEF
        ɣar
        peak
        -í
        -obl
        ukhát
        come.up.pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        We spent the night there and then when it became morning we went up to the top.
        Source: A:GHA008

Related entries

  • See also:
    • baasóo to give shelter, accomodate, have sb stay (overnight)