eo 2sg personal pronoun / you: stressed pronoun, co-occurring with [...]

Part of Speech	pers. pronoun
Phonetic Form	eo
Tanema Equivalent	go
Lovono Equivalent	ago / -ngo

1. • 2sg personal pronoun
   • • Gram
2. • you: stressed pronoun, co-occurring with subject prefix (a-, u-) on verbs

   Syntactic Restriction

   topic

   • • Example 749:
       

       Ia eo, eo a-ka vele?

       And you, where are you coming from?

     • Example 750:
       

       Eo u-te. U-ka u-te u-romo.

       You, sit down. Come have a look.

3. • you: subject of non-verbal predicates

   • • Example 751:
       

       Eo wako?

       Are you alright?

4. • you: object of verb or preposition

   • • Example 445:
       

       U-botongo eo u-ejau!

       Take good care of yourself!

     • Example 752:
       

       Ne-viñ’ eo?

       Shall I tell you?

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S95

     • Example 753:
       

       Ni-ovei ni-ko ngatene abia teve eo.

       I know you have a lot of work. [lit. many things are with you]

       Example Comment

       preposition [teve](teve_1)

5. • your

   Syntactic Restriction

   after directly poss. noun

   • • Example 754:
       

       enga eo

       your name

     • Example 755:
       

       bete eo

       your bed

     • Example 756:
       

       lusa eo

       your shirt

     • Example 757:
       

       awa eo

       your desire

     • Example 758:
       

       Awa eo i-viane?

       Do you want it?

     • Example 759:
       

       U-re mevia eo.

       Have some rest [lit. release your breath].

Related entries

• See also:
  • iono your: form of the general possessive classifier (enone*), with a 2 singular possessor (see eo)