~su³ be obstructed, clogged up, blocked by s.th. / deaf / be sad, [...]

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)su
Tanema Equivalent	~to
Lovono Equivalent	~tu

1. • be obstructed, clogged up, blocked by s.th.

   Typical Subject

   opening

   • • Example 2261:
       

       Visingele dapa i-su.

       They have a blocked nose.

2. • deaf

   Typical Subject

   ears

   • • Example 2262:
       

       Taña ini i-su.

       [his ears are blocked] He's deaf.

3. • be sad, feel sorry

   Typical Subject	awa ‘neck, mind’
   (Part of) Antonym (for)	~pei

   • • Example 2179:
       

       Awa ene i-su pe ni-re kaipa damiliko iono.

       I am sad to have left you and your family.

     • Example 2250:
       

       A-somoli dapa awa dapa i-su.

       You've hurt and saddened them.

       Example Comment

       resultative construction

     • Example 2263:
       

       Awa ene i-su.

       [my neck/mind is blocked] I am sorry.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~su² shut ‹s.th.› completely