tae2 Negative existential: ‘there is no X’; be lacking, be absent / [...]

Part of Speech predicative
Phonetic Form tae
Tanema Equivalent eia
Lovono Equivalent taie
    • Negative existential: ‘there is no X’; be lacking, be absent
      • Gram
      • Syntactic Restriction clause-final, following the subject
      • Example 2305:
        Ero tae.
        There's no water.
      • Example 2306:
        Ka nganae kape li-lengi melia dapa ñe tae, nganae pe kape li-ajau ñe ma dapa tae, nganae pe kape le-la tae.
        There's nothing that can bring them pain; nothing that they must do with their hands; no work they have to do.
        Example Comment
        in Paradise
    • Negative answer: ‘no!’
      • Syntactic Restriction alone
      • Example 2307:
        I-ko “A-tomoli ko!” I-ko “Tae!”
        “You're lying,” he said; “No!” she replied.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003353#S18
    • to no avail; in vain
      • (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 2308:
        I-atui i-atui: tae!
        He tried on and on – to no avail.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S78

Related entries

  • Heterosemes:
    • tae1 negative particle for realis contexts: ‘not’, ‘does not’, ‘did not’ (opp. metae, irrealis negation) / negative particle for non-verbal predicates: ‘is not’, ‘was not’
  • Is Part of: