| Part of Speech | modal |
| Phonetic Form | kape |
| Tanema Equivalent | mota |
| Lovono Equivalent | gape |
Example 319:
“Minga kape ba-le?” I-ko “Mobo.”“When will you leave?” – “Tomorrow.”
- Example Comment
- irrealis interpretation
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S55
Example 1042:
Kape ne-tabo ne-le metele iote pe kape i-ka na.I'll go again next month [the other month that will come].
Example 1043:
Kata kape le-tetele kape le-pinoe pon ta.They were about to start dancing.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S129
Example 1044:
Vitoko teve me kape le-bo.They were about to start making (their canoe).
Example 865:
Ka telepakau pe na, lek’ iaidi, idi pe li-romo idi tae. Kape le-wamu idi ñe idi.In our culture, cousins must not look at each other. They must hide from each other.
- Example Comment
- reciprocal construction
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S51
Example 1020:
Kape le-kae?!How were they supposed to proceed?!
| Syntactic Restriction | espec. in irrealis subordinate clauses |
Example 1045:
Toñaki pine pe kape le-ke le-lui ne ngamuli tae.It was not the kind of large ships that can go out into the ocean.
Example 1046:
U-le pon etapu! Ña leka kape i-rom' eo!Don't go there! Your cousin might see you!
- Example Comment
- with apprehensive [ña](LX000311)
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S58
Example 1047:
Mat’ eo nara kape u-wasi ñe idi ’tapu.Be careful not to give (the secret) away.
- Example Comment
- with apprehensive [nara](nara_1)
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003269#S10
Example 1048:
Nganae pe kape le-la tae.They don't need to work. [lit. there isn't anything they have to ‘take’]
Example 738:
Uk' one tilu, kape ne-vete enga da metae.My in-laws, I can't say their names out loud.
Example 1049:
Nga u-le, ata tadoe kap’ i-ejau bas' eo mumule.If you go there, the soul of spirits can make your head go crazy.
| Syntactic Restriction | in protasis and/or apodosis |
Example 1050:
Ruene ponu, kape nga ngele nga i-bu, kape le-lengi aña ruene pe li-ko.It's a special door: whenever someone dies, you'll hear the sound of a door being opened.
Example 1051:
Nga i-abu mata, kape bwara mata ini kilo ñei.If he had hit her eyes, she could have turned blind.
- Example Comment
- counterfactual
Example 46:
Pon tadoe? Pon tepakola? Kape i-abu idi?Is that a god? Is that a giant? Does he kill people?
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S161
Example 1052:
Taluaito ini basa beme, kape i-padi basa ini: ne to ne, koro; ne lava tilu, kape bworo. Awoiu kape i-tabo koro pwo mijaka.The (heathen) priest had a bald head, which he would paint: white in the middle; black on each side; and then, white a bit again underneath.
| Syntactic Restriction | espec. with generic subject le- |
| Sense Comment | hence |
Example 1053:
basavono pe da-tilu kape la-kila dawhen there is a wedding [lit. when two people follow/marry each other]
Example 1054:
Kape le-toe langasuo peini, ka nengele wamitaka.You cut out the big (canoe) rail, and then the smaller pieces.
- Example Comment
- generic present with generic subject [le-](le-_1)
Example 1055:
Ewe, kape nga ponu.Yes, that must be it.
- Example Comment
- predicative, future marked