~vagasi¹ go as far as ‹specific location›, reach / reach, come to meet [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)vaᵑgasi
Tanema Equivalent	~apeto
Lovono Equivalent	~pagaka

1. • go as far as ‹specific location›, reach

   Syntactic Restriction

   +location

   • • Example 809:
       

       U-katau anoko u-vene u-le amjaka, u-vagasi pongo gilita.

       Follow the path upwards a little bit, and you'll reach the top of the hill.

2. • reach, come to meet ‹s.o.›; meet

   • • Example 2561:
       

       Keba kape ba-vagas' eo Ostrelia.

       We will come to (visit) you in Australia.

     • Example 2562:
       

       Mamote ni-vagasi Ezzy tae.

       I haven't met Ezzy yet.

3. • affect ‹s.o.›

   Typical Subject

   sickness+

   • • Example 2563:
       

       Emel' enone malaria i-vagasi.

       My wife has malaria. [lit. malaria has caught her]

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~vagasi² go and reach ‹somewhere›; hence all the way to ‹a place› / (do) until ‹specific moment›