~la ~lui take ‹s.th.› away

Part of Speech

verb, transitive

• • take ‹s.th.› away

  Literally

  take carry-away

Related entries

• Contains:
  • ~la¹ take ‹one thing› (vs. ~loko, ‘take several things’) / take ‹s.th.› physically, grab, carry / take ‹s.th.› in order to use or move it. Serves to introduce a new participant in a situation, often an instrument or a theme, even when no actual ‘grabbing’ event is referred to. / forms causative constructions with motion or posture verbs / give ‹s.th.› / take ‹s.th. abstract›, keep / understand ‹s.o., s.th.› / require, take ‹amount of time› / do, make. Combines with certain objects, to form semantically non-compositional phrases
• Main Entry:
  • ~lui causative of ~le ‘go’: make ‹s.o., s.th.› go somewhere, hence take away, carry / take ‹s.th.› somewhere, carry / take ‹s.o.› somewhere or away