Part of Speech | predicative |
Phonetic Form | metae |
Tanema Equivalent | taea, taeia |
Lovono Equivalent | metaie |
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