bene2 this

Part of Speech dem
Morphology bene
Gloss DEM4
    • this
      • grammar
      • Comment <bene> DEM4 is found with clause-initial focused arguments and with predicates
      • Example 532:
        O babaaru bene na unuun koa mi rohori tean!
        This stupidity they just piled it up in heaps on you!
        Source: Aro 02R 061
      • Example 854:
        A tabae bene to karakaras?
        What is this that rustled?
        Source: Iar 02RG 045
      • Example 855:
        Tabae bene to tanihi vaevuru bata koa teo sinivi?
        What (is) this that (is) making this noise in the canoe?
        Source: Sii 06RG 358
      • Example 856:
        E teiee bene e Dorah?
        Who is Dorah?
        Source: Sii 01R(Sao) 165
      • Example 857:
        Eh! A tabae bene to paapoo suku nomnaa?!
        Hey! What am I staying at home for?
        Source: Aro 11E(Eno) 024
      • Example 858:
        O mana bene to sue noman.
        That's right! (lit This truth (is) what you say.)
        Source: Aro 11E(Eno) 073
      • Example 859:
        O koviro bene to kahi tara nana!
        Piss off! (lit. This arse will see!)
        Source: Asu 01E(Eno) 034
      • Example 860:
        Suku bene e Vivite kou, to sinana ni na bono kasuana vai, to vamatemate a tavaan vaari.
        For the reason that Vivite is the one, who mothers this land, where all these people died.
        Source: Vos 02R(Vos) 075-077