baitono vatamaka ni hear something and feel sad (lit. hear sadly)

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - adv - appl
Morphology baitono va-tamaka ni
Gloss hear ADVR-sad APPL
    • hear something and feel sad (lit. hear sadly)
      • perception
      • Example 596:
        Enam he baitono vatamaka ni o hutate na tootoo teve.
        When we heard the story of his life and felt very sorry for him.
        Source: Sia 01E(Joy) 057

Related entries

  • See also:
    • baitono hear someone or something; listen to someone or something
    • vatamaka sad; sadly; with sadness
    • hutate2 story; legend; folktale