Part of Speech | 2nd verb, intrans. |
Phonetic Form | (i·)eᶮɟau |
Variant Form(s) | ~ajau |
Tanema Equivalent | ~adao, ~adau ; ~adau |
Lovono Equivalent | ~lapie |
Syntactic Restriction | 2nd verb in a serial construction |
Example 655:
Ka ni-lengi ni-ejau tae.I didn't hear it properly.
- Example Comment
- story
Example 656:
Li-ovei li-ejau anoko iadapa.They recognised [lit. knew well] their itinerary.
Example 445:
U-botongo eo u-ejau!Take good care of yourself!
Example 657:
Ka ba-rom bai-ejau ?Did you look carefully?
Example 658:
U-lengi u-ejau me u-ovei.Listen carefully, so you learn.
Example 659:
Pe-labu pi-ejau, pe-somoli etapu!Handle it carefully, don't damage it!
Sense Comment | somet |
(Part of) Synonym (for) |
Example 660:
Idi li-mako li-ka li-koie ne mane, ponu li-la li-mini li-ejau!As the dancers came into the village area, they were dancing like crazy! [they were really intense]