katae ka Iamitive aspect, ‘already’. Intensive form of Perfective [...]

Part of Speech	aspect
Phonetic Form	kataka
Variant Form(s)	kata ka
Morphology	katae + ka

1. • Iamitive aspect, ‘already’. Intensive form of Perfective ka
   • • Gram

   • • Example 1066:
       

       Kata ka aeve kata kape i-tavali.

       The sun was already about to go down.

       Example Comment

       combined with Perfective

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S26

     • Example 1069:
       

       Viko iadapa katae ka i-tomoe.

       Their treasure has disappeared.

     • Example 1070:
       

       Wako. Kata ka ni-ovei.

       Alright; I've understood.

     • Example 1071:
       

       Katae ka kuo ponta.

       It's [become] a canoe now.

       Example Comment

       noun predicate

2. • Experiential perfect: have done (V) already at least once
   • • Gram

   • • Example 609:
       

       Kata ka ai-e?

       Have you ever eaten this?

3. • Inaugurative perfect: (do V) for the first time
   • • Gram

   Syntactic Restriction	with clause-final deictic
   Encyclopedic Info	Synt.: This inaugurative meaning (‘… for the first time’) requires the clause-finally presence of a focal deictic (na, na ta, pon ta) – equivalent to ‘now’ / ‘then’.

   • • Example 614:
       

       Kata ka ni-ovei na pe vilo pon, pe li-e.

       I just discovered that this plant is edible.

     • Example 1072:
       

       Kata ka ni-e vivilo na!

       This is my first time eating Cyrtosperma taro.

     • Example 1073:
       

       Katae ka ni-rom ponta.

       That's when I saw her for the very first time.

Related entries

• See also:
  • awoiu² Complete aspect
  • kata Perfect aspect
  • katae be over, finished