metae2 to no avail; no way

Part of Speech predicative
Phonetic Form metae
Tanema Equivalent taea, taeia
Lovono Equivalent metaie
    • to no avail; no way
      • Syntactic Restriction used absolutely
      (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 316:
        Keba ba-bwatui ba-ko ba-mata ini, ia metae.
        We tried to rock him (asleep), but no way!
      • Example 1249:
        Dapa ne temotu tilu pon li-la kuo li-ko me le-wai i-koie tetakoie: metae!
        The people on the two islets took to their canoes, hoping to paddle towards the (main) island – to no avail.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S115

Related entries

  • Heterosemes:
    • metae1 irrealis negation / won't / can't: be unable to / can't: be unlikely to / can't: not be allowed to / shouldn't