~atui² make effort upon ‹s.th.›, have a go at ‹s.th. difficult› / try [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)atui
Tanema Equivalent	~atuki
Lovono Equivalent	~atauki

1. • make effort upon ‹s.th.›, have a go at ‹s.th. difficult›

   • • Example 255:
       

       Pe-ka p-atui botu 'none!

       Come and have a go at (lifting) my boat!

2. • try unsuccessfully, hence fail, not manage to do s.th.

   Syntactic Restriction

   + Subord. pe

   • • Example 256:
       

       Ni-atui pe ni-mokoiu.

       I had a hard time finding sleep.

     • Example 257:
       

       Li-atui pe li-ka.

       They didn't manage to come.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~atui¹ try hard, make intense efforts