po² relativiser / when, whenever

Part of Speech	subordinator
Phonetic Form	po

1. • relativiser
   • • Gram

   Sense Comment	freq
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	pe

   • • Example 719:
       

       ne moro po kape le-le le-katei kuo ene

       the day when they were going to drag the canoe

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S15

     • Example 1664:
       

       Minga kape le-sune angede ovene po Laperus i-si ponu.

       One day someone will find the message that was written by Lapérouse.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003270#S11

     • Example 2111:
       

       mwaliko po i-bu

       the man who died

     • Example 2112:
       

       Basa iupa re po i-wen’ iu re

       that mountain of ours that is up over there

2. • when, whenever

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   basavono po nga

   • • Example 1507:
       

       Noma, po apali i-maili i-ven' i-ka, i-te tev' ai' iape me et' iape.

       In the old days, when a child grew up, he would stay with his parents.

     • Example 1688:
       

       U-tau awoiu po moioe, u-ovei pe u-e.

       Once you've cooked it and it's done, you can eat it.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • po¹ shorter form of ponu ‘that’, always clause-medial
• Is Part of:
  • basavono po when, whenever