antee1 stop / until / be enough for a certain time / be enough for [...]

Part of Speech vi/vt
Variant Form(s) ante
    • stop
      • unclassified
      • Example 239:
        Sii otei ean toro antee koa.
        Dear man, you must just stop.
        Source: Gol 01E(Eno) 028
      • Example 240:
        ae amaa hino teori vo teo BRA, eori re antee tea vaasuasun,
        and their requests to the BRA, that they should stop fighting,
        Source: Mah 13E(Eno) 228
      • Example 241:
        Are antee, are vatamari o hum vai oi!
        Let´s stop, let's leave this bit there for the next time.
        Source: Sii 06RG 274
    • until
      • Example 242:
        Murinae are paa ihuana antee tea tauravi.
        After that, we'll wait till the afternoon.
        Source: Hel 03R 051
    • be enough for a certain time
      • quantification
      • Example 243:
        Me paa heehee vakavara anaa bona marasin, me paa boha voen, "Antee nana bono buaku o vuik."
        And he gave me all the medicine, and he said, "This is enough for two weeks."
        Source: Pur 02R(Pur) 140
      • Example 244:
        Amaa marasin vai na antee nana bono buaku o tookiu.
        This medicine is enough for two weeks.
        Source: Pur 02E(Eno) 188
    • be enough for something
      • quantification
      • Example 245:
        A kanono toro antee bona buaku a kave.
        The strings must be enough for two nets.
        Source: Naph 04W 032
      • Example 246:
        A kanono bona pasi vaabebeahu kurus noman ore antee bona buaku a kave.
        You must make this string so long that it is (long) enough for two nets.
        Source: Naph 03W 053
    • need (a certain amount of something)
      • quantification
      • Example 247:
        A kiu vai na antee nana bona buaku ge a dorana a otei tea peha kanono.
        This work needs two or four men for one rope.
        Source: Eno 08W 010
    • reach (a certain amount)
      • quantification
      • Example 248:
        A bebeahu nae toro antee bona peha gea buaku a ato.
        Its length should be one or two yards.
        Source: Joy 17W 054
      • Example 249:
        A kave toro antee bona dorana a ato tea bebeahu nae.
        The net should reach the length of four yards.
        Source: Naph 04W 036
      • Example 250:
        O kosiai na purapura nana tea maa veava. O sun hiava teve na antee batana tea 15m.
        The kosiai (dysoxyllum species) grows in the uncleared bush. Its height reaches 15 m.
        Source: Sii 31W 051
    • consist of a certain amount of things
      • Example 251:
        A peha dee kou na antee batana bono peho saavun koopu.
        One bundle consists of ten bamboos.
        Source: Eno 03W 016

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