be1 if; when; while

Part of Speech conj
Morphology be
Gloss if/when
    • if; when; while
      • grammar
    • Comment This conjunction frequently forms a single word with a following article or pronoun.
      • Example 695:
        Be hiki ta iana, enaa repaa ani ameam!
        If there is no fish, I am going to eat you!
        Source: San 01R 040
      • Example 696:
        Murinae be kavara, are paa vaanoto suraa.
        After that, when it is finished, we light a fire.
        Source: Hel 01RG 041
      • Example 697:
        Be tamanae nao tahii tea vagana, ere Toovarapiri bara moon vai na nao rori mohina.
        When his father went out to the sea to fish, Toovarapiri and this woman went to the garden.
        Source: Nan 03E(Eno) 020

Related entries

  • See also:
    • beve1 if he, she, or it ...; when he, she, or it ...
    • be3 if (the); when (the)
    • bea1 if the ...; when the ...
    • bea2 if the ...; when the ...
    • beam1 if you (pl.) ...; when you (pl.) ...
    • bean1 if you (sg.) ...; when you (sg.) ...
    • beara1 if we (including you) ...; when we (including you) ...
    • benaa1 if I ...; when I ...; while I ...
    • benam1 when we (but not you) ...; if we (but not you) ...
    • beo1 if the ...; when the ...
    • beo2 if the ...; when the ...
    • beori1 if they ...; when they ...
    • beove if he/she/it ...; when he/she/it...
    • bere1 when someone with his/her companions