~sabu fall down, fall off / commit a sin; esp. commit adultery

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)saᵐbu
Tanema Equivalent	~kao
Lovono Equivalent	~pwo

1. • fall down, fall off

   Typical Subject	s.o., s.th.
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~tabau

   • • Example 33:
       

       I-sabu i-abu ne ero.

       He fell down in the river.

     • Example 186:
       

       Vilo iote pine i-sabu ne anoko.

       There's a large tree fallen across the road.

     • Example 1271:
       

       Le-la i-avo korone nara i-sabu.

       We must hook (the bait) firmly for fear it might fall off.

2. • commit a sin; esp. commit adultery

   Typical Subject	s.o.
   Sense Comment	fig

   • • Example 2212:
       

       Ini i-sabu semame emele ie teliki.

       He had committed adultery with the chief's wife.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~sube make a mistake (in talking, in writing+) / make a faux pas; do wrong, by accident rather than deliberately; infringe (s.th., ñe) / do s.th. morally wrong; sin
  • ~lovei fall one after the other