~vagasi² go and reach ‹somewhere›; hence all the way to ‹a place› / (do) [...]

Part of Speech	2nd verb, intrans.
Phonetic Form	(i·)vaᵑgasi
Tanema Equivalent	~apeto
Lovono Equivalent	~pagaka

1. • go and reach ‹somewhere›; hence all the way to ‹a place›

   Syntactic Restriction

   after motion vb

   • • Example 35:
       

       Ero i-pu i-abu i-vagasi revo.

       The river flows down to the sea.

     • Example 2418:
       

       Li-koioi li-su buluko ka li-koie li-vagasi takoie.

       They lit torchlights and led them in, until they reached (the village) inland.

     • Example 2564:
       

       Waiero i-vene ne kulumoe i-vagasi uña moe.

       The waves went up on dry land, reaching the houses.

2. • (do) until ‹specific moment›

   Syntactic Restriction	+time
   Encyclopedic Info	Synt.: Impersonal construction, always with 3s prefix i-.
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	ra

   • • Example 1512:
       

       Ba-mako ra i-vagasi vono i-sodo.

       You danced together until dawn!

       Example Comment

       disco

     • Example 1818:
       

       Voko i-te ponu ra ka i-vagasi nanana.

       The stone has been there until this day.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~vagasi¹ go as far as ‹specific location›, reach / reach, come to meet ‹s.o.›; meet / affect ‹s.o.›