beove if he/she/it ...; when he/she/it...

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure conj = pron
Morphology be=eove
Gloss if/when=3SG.PRON
    • if he/she/it ...; when he/she/it...
      • grammar
      • Example 902:
        Beove oro tavus, ore paa kikis.
        When it (the sap of a tree) has flowed out, it becomes hard.
        Source: Aro Sha Joy 01W 119
      • Example 903:
        Beove vuri ore paa tomtomon.
        When it is ripe, it becomes orange.
        Source: Sii 24W 043
      • Example 904:
        Evehee nomana a beiko otei na - beove kahi pate hagi koa maa teo hagi, hagi vaa tea power band ge o stereo ge a tabae, ei paa vavahio koau ei, e suunano he toku, e sinanae me a toku.
        But today the boy - when he dances just together (with the girl) in a dance, dances to a power band or a stereo or whatever, they will just marry, but the chief does not know it; and also his mother does not know it.
        Source: Daa 01R 262-266

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  • See also:
    • be1 if; when; while
    • beve1 if he, she, or it ...; when he, she, or it ...
    • eove he; she; it