votobo adequate, sufficient (that, pe + clause) / necessary [...]

Part of Speech	adjective, transitive
Phonetic Form	fotoᵐbo
Lovono Equivalent	vakabe

1. • adequate, sufficient (that, pe + clause)

   Typical Subject

   s.th.

   • • Example 170:
       

       Ero na mijaka: votobo pe ni-anu tae.

       There's too little water, it's not enough for me to drink.

       Example Comment

       predicate

2. • necessary (that, pe + Irrealis clause)

   • • Example 1335:
       

       Li-bo kuo votobo pe i-la moro tete we teva.

       Making a canoe can take up to three or four days.

3. • desirable, suitable (that, pe + Irrealis clause) ; corresponding to ‹s.th., s.o.›

   • • Example 2696:
       

       I-romo i-ko ka votobo pe i-ioi i-abu.

       He saw it was the right moment to push down (the canoe).

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S7

     • Example 2697:
       

       Ka votobo pe na kape u-viñi dapa u-ko pon susuko tae.

       You really have to go tell them that this was untrue.

     • Example 2698:
       

       Telepakau abia idi li-mui, ka votobo pe l-ovei.

       Many traditions are now forgotten, people had better know them.

4. • facing ‹s.th.›

   • • Example 2019:
       

       La-ka votobo vono Paiu.

       They arrived precisely in front of Paiu.

5. • sufficient for ‹s.th., s.o.›

   • • Example 2435:
       

       Viñe teipu tete we teva, bwara kape votobo eo.

       Three or four cups of kava should be enough for you.

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• See also:
  • wako¹ good, pleasant, beautiful / useful; of proper conception or quality / morally good, of good character; easy-going / appropriate, suitable / be enough; be over, be done / in a good state, healthy / become healthy, heal / (wishing you a) good…