me² Purpose subordinator: in order to, so that / forms the causative

Part of Speech	subordinator
Phonetic Form	me
Tanema Equivalent	me
Lovono Equivalent	me

1. • Purpose subordinator: in order to, so that
   • • Gram

   Syntactic Restriction

   purposive

   • • Example 1204:
       

       U-ko ruene me ne-ke!

       Open the door so I can go out.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S57

     • Example 1586:
       

       U-ka me la-le na!

       Come, let's go!

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S70

     • Example 1587:
       

       Dapa li-woi nuduro ne touro, me i-botongo temaka.

       They put up taboo signs on the seashore, to protect the area (from poachers).

2. • forms the causative

   Syntactic Restriction

   with adjective predicates

   • • Example 100:
       

       Li-tabe i-le i-wene ne aeve me kokoro.

       They bring it out to lie in the sun so it dries up.

     • Example 1588:
       

       Kava li-totoe, li-wete me wamtaka.

       You dice up the kava, you grind it into small bits [lit. grind it so it's small].

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • me³ for ‹s.th.›, taking ‹s.th.› as a goal / (change s.th.) into X
• See also:
  • me kape Purpose subordinator: in order to, so that / (want) that (V): equivalent of a subjunctive / until