katae be over, finished

Part of Speech	predicative
Phonetic Form	katae
Variant Form(s)	ka tae
Morphology	Cf. ka… tae < ka ‘Perfect’ + tae ‘there is nothing’

• • be over, finished

  (Part of) Synonym (for)

  awoiu

  • • Example 1067:
      

      Noma, ni-ajau nabene; basavono na ka tae.

      I used to smoke in the past; but now it's over.

    • Example 1068:
      

      Katae pon.

      It's finished.

      Example Comment

      conclusion of story+

Related entries

• See also:
  • katae ka Iamitive aspect, ‘already’. Intensive form of Perfective ka / Experiential perfect: have done (V) already at least once / Inaugurative perfect: (do V) for the first time
  • ka… tae no longer, not any more