~somoli damage, destroy ‹s.th.› / harm ‹s.o.›, hurt / vex ‹s.o.›, [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)somoli
Tanema Equivalent	~madilo
Lovono Equivalent	~ñanele

1. • damage, destroy ‹s.th.›

   • • Example 235:
       

       Apono i-somoli otovo peini mwoe iupa.

       The hurricane damaged the roof of our house.

     • Example 1149:
       

       Li-puie li-kilasi tadoe adapa me i-somoli toñaki ie Laperusi.

       So they addressed solemnly their god, begging him to destroy the ships of Lapérouse.

2. • harm ‹s.o.›, hurt

   • • Example 2247:
       

       Abilo pon i-ovei pe i-somoli idi.

       This kind of snake can be harmful.

     • Example 2248:
       

       Mwasu i-somoli kiapa!

       Mwasu really did us harm!

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S107

     • Example 2249:
       

       Nganae pe i-somoli dapa tae.

       Nothing can harm them.

       Example Comment

       Paradise

3. • vex ‹s.o.›, inflict moral harm

   Sense Comment

   fig

   • • Example 2250:
       

       A-somoli dapa awa dapa i-su.

       You've hurt and saddened them.

       Example Comment

       resultative construction

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~arevo break into pieces, shatter, destroy ‹s.th.›