~da go past, cross ‹s.th., s.o.› / pass / exceed, surpass ‹s.th., [...]

1. • go past, cross ‹s.th., s.o.›

   • • Example 512:
       

       Li-da dapa ne anoko.

       They crossed [lit. went past] each other on the road.

     • Example 513:
       

       Li-da noma re i-ka.

       They came here rounding the cape over there.

2. • pass

   Syntactic Restriction	in time expressions
   Typical Subject	time+

   • • Example 514:
       

       Ai' one ka i-bu, ebieve tua ka i-da.

       My father died eight years ago. [lit. he has died, eight years have passed]

     • Example 515:
       

       Aeve i-etengi kwate i-da tilu-tae.

       It’s 8:30 [lit. the sun is ringing 30 over 8]

3. • exceed, surpass ‹s.th., s.o.› in doing s.th., hence do s.th. better or be more than. Forms comparative structures

   Syntactic Restriction

   after a first adjectival or verbal predicate

   • • Example 516:
       

       Ini bwara biouro i-da eo.

       She’s probably taller than you. [she’s tall she surpasses you]