póo díi to step on

Part of Speech v.tr:cjt.ninc
Vernacular Form پو دی
Phonetic Form póo díi
Variant Form(s) púu díi (Biori)
Restrictions Fem agr with non-verb element in pfv; postpositional object with ǰhulí
    • to step on
      • Example 826:
        tíi ǰhulí póo dainieé nagaršaá xabaár bhe maníitu ki lo koó síiwa pharé langáana.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        ǰhulí
        on
        páa
        NVE
        de
        put
        -ainií
        -VN
        -eé
        -SIM
        nagaršaá
        <person>
        xabaár
        informed
        bhe
        become
        -í
        -CV
        maníit
        say.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        lo
        3MSG.dist.nom
        koó
        who
        síiu
        bridge
        -a
        -obl
        pharé
        along
        lang
        cross
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        As soon as she stepped on it [the bridge], Nagar Shah became aware of it and said, "Who is is crossing the bridge?"
        Source: A:MAB026
      • Example 1544:
        yákdam míi áa ǰhandraí ǰhulí póo díti.
        yákdam
        immediately
        míi
        1sg.erg
        a
        IDEF
        ǰhanduraá
        snake
        -í
        -obl
        ǰhulí
        on
        páa
        NVE
        dit
        put.pfv
        -i
        -f
        Suddenly I stepped on a snake.
        Source: A:TAQ162