phooṭóo to break

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class L:a (Prs): phooṭaáanu, (Pfv): phooṭóolu, (Cv): phooṭaá, (Imp): phooṭá
    • to break
      • Example 696:
        bheenšíi phúṭi ghaší háata de ghaší andáa be lamiǰainií andáa the dhrakí ba tas phooṭóolu.
        bheénš
        beam
        -ii
        -gen
        phúṭi
        end
        ghašé
        catch
        -í
        -CV
        hat
        hand
        -a
        -pl
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        ghašé
        catch
        -í
        -CV
        andáa
        like.that
        be
        go
        -í
        -CV
        lamíǰ
        hang
        -ainií
        -VN
        andáa
        like.that
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        dhraké
        pull
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        tas
        3sg.acc
        phooṭá
        break
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        Taking hold of the end of the beam with his hands, hanging on it and pulling, he broke it.
        Source:
        A:CHA006-7
      • Example 1523:
        karáaṛu bi lawáṛ ghiní ǰe mheerílu íṇc̣ii bi ḍóoka ǰe ḍóok phooṭaá mheerílu.
        karáṛu
        leopard
        bi
        SEP
        lawáṛ
        big.stick
        ghin
        take
        -í
        -CV
        ǰe
        hit
        -í
        -CV
        mhaaré
        kill
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        iṇc̣
        bear
        -ii
        -gen
        bi
        SEP
        ḍáak
        back
        -a
        -obl
        ǰe
        hit
        -í
        -CV
        ḍáak
        back
        phooṭá
        break
        -í
        -CV
        mhaaré
        kill
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He killed both a leopard and a bear with a stick, beating the bear's back and breaking it [the back].
        Source:
        A:PAS082
      • Example 1524:
        asím aní kráamii ḍóok phooṭóolu.
        asím
        1pl.erg
        aní
        prox
        kram
        work
        -ii
        -gen
        ḍáak
        back
        phooṭá
        break
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        We have overcome the lion's share of this piece of work.
        Source:
        A:DLX248

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