i- Realis prefix for 3rd singular subject of verbs / Irrealis [...]

Part of Speech	subject prefix
Tanema Equivalent	i-
Lovono Equivalent	i- / ki-

1. • Realis prefix for 3rd singular subject of verbs
   • • Gram

   • • Example 795:
       

       Emele pon i-mene i-te i-etengi.

       The woman refused, and sat down crying.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S74

     • Example 815:
       

       I-aiae mijaka.

       It's a bit difficult.

2. • Irrealis prefix for 3rd singular subject of verbs

   • • Example 785:
       

       Etapu! Ña leka kape i-rom’ eo!

       Don't! Your cousin might see you!

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S58

     • Example 816:
       

       U-la i-ka kiane!

       Give it quickly! [lit. you take it comes fast]

Related entries

• See also:
  • ini he/she, him/her, it: 3 singular personal pronoun / he/she/it: stressed pronoun, co-occurring with subject prefix i- / he/she/it: subject of non-verbal predicates / him/her/it: object of verb or preposition / his/her/its: possessive after directly possessed noun (e.g. body parts) / (it is) him/her/it