me kape Purpose subordinator: in order to, so that / (want) that (V): [...]

Part of Speech	subordinator
Phonetic Form	me kape
Morphology	me + kape

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

   Syntactic Restriction	purposive
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~ko me kape

   • • Example 1220:
       

       Li-te ne pwama iaero re ka li-ko me kape li-apilo toñaki.

       They stayed by the river, with the plan to build a ship.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003270#S1

     • Example 1511:
       

       Li-vo aero i-dai, me kape le-mako ne to.

       They erected a fence around (the village area), for us to dance in the middle.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S127

2. • (want) that (V): equivalent of a subjunctive

   Syntactic Restriction

   after verb of will

   • • Example 1222:
       

       Ene awa ene ni-ko me kape l-apilo sekele.

       I want them to work at their gardens.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S97

     • Example 1590:
       

       I-ko me kap’ emel’ iape pon ta.

       He wanted her to become his wife.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S65

3. • until

   Syntactic Restriction	temporal
   Sense Comment	rare

   • • Example 485:
       

       Li-mako i-le i-le i-le – me kape bwogo.

       They danced on and on – until night was ready to fall.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~ko kape want, intend to; be about to / want s.o. to do s.th.
  • kape Irrealis marker, with various contextual interpretations / equiv. of a future: will / equiv. of a prospective: be about to / equiv. of a deontic: should, be supposed to / equiv. of a subjunctive / equiv. of a potential: can / equiv. of a conditional / equiv. of a habitual aspect / equiv. of a generic present, used in instructions / indicates epistemic doubt or approximation
  • me² Purpose subordinator: in order to, so that / forms the causative