~tabau² (do V) so as to make s.th. fall; bring down

Part of Speech	2nd verb, intrans.
Phonetic Form	(i·)taᵐbau

• • (do V) so as to make s.th. fall; bring down

  Syntactic Restriction

  resultative construction

  • • Example 2277:
      

      I-romo vilo iote wako, i-toe i-tabau.

      When he sees a tree that fits, he chops it down.

    • Example 2278:
      

      Ngiro i-aka ponu ra ka i-vokoiu wolowolo pon, i-vokoiu ka i-tabau.

      The hurricane blew so hard that it destroyed the cross, and brought it down.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~tabau¹ fall on the ground