bebeahu vaantee reach the length of something; be as long as something else

• • reach the length of something; be as long as something else
  • • dimensional properties
    • comparison

  • • Example 754:
      

      A bua ta atovo vaarii he toro bebeahu vaantee bona inu ge o vaatetekoio.

      These two thatch sheets must be as long as the house or the ridgepole.

      Source: Eno 07W 004

    • Example 755:
      

      Be raka vaantee, eara repaa kisi petepete e, ore bebeahu vaantee bona vagana.

      When they (the strips of ariono vine) are dry enough, we tie them together one after the other, until they are long enough for fishing.

      Source: Eno 16W 011

    • Example 756:
      

      Amaa meha na bebeahu vaantee batana bona 12 centimetre, amaa meha he amaa 10 centimetre, evehee o pogara mee.

      Some reach the length of 12 centimetres, while others are 10 centimetres long, but they are also thick. (lit. Some are long stopping at 12 centimetres ...)

      Source: Sii 40W 063

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• See also:
  • antee¹ stop / until / be enough for a certain time / be enough for something / need (a certain amount of something) / reach (a certain amount) / consist of a certain amount of things
  • vaantee² enough; stopping (at); until reaching; sufficiently
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