~ko kape want, intend to; be about to / want s.o. to do s.th.

Part of Speech	construction
Phonetic Form	(i·)ko kape
Morphology	~ko + kape ‘Future’

1. • want, intend to; be about to
   • • Gram

   Syntactic Restriction

   + Irrealis clause, same subject

   • • Example 1213:
       

       Ne-ko kape ne-viñi kiapa.

       I want to talk to you all.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S95

     • Example 1214:
       

       Dapa li-ko kape le-ka kape l-abu kaipa!

       They want to come and kill you!

     • Example 1215:
       

       Ini i-ko kape i-etengi, ka dapa li-viñi li-ko…

       She was about to break in tears – so they talked to her…

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003269#S8

     • Example 1216:
       

       Li-te li-te ra, ka la-ko kape la-le ne basakulumoe iote re, Tetevo.

       After waiting for a while, they decided to travel to another island called Utupua.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S2

2. • want s.o. to do s.th.
   • • Gram

   Syntactic Restriction	+ Irrealis clause, different subject
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~ko me kape

   • • Example 289:
       

       Awa ene ni-ko kape le-l’ l-aneve Toplau.

       I want them to go clean up the men's house.

Related entries

• See also:
  • kape Irrealis marker, with various contextual interpretations / equiv. of a future: will / equiv. of a prospective: be about to / equiv. of a deontic: should, be supposed to / equiv. of a subjunctive / equiv. of a potential: can / equiv. of a conditional / equiv. of a habitual aspect / equiv. of a generic present, used in instructions / indicates epistemic doubt or approximation
  • ~ko¹ say ‹s.th.›, declare. Introduces direct reported speech / call s.th. ‹so and so› / tell s.o. to do s.th.; order, suggest that / think, believe (that) / want to, be about to
  • me kape Purpose subordinator: in order to, so that / (want) that (V): equivalent of a subjunctive / until