ean you (sg.)

Part of Speech pron
Morphology e-an
Gloss H-2SG.PRON
    • you (sg.)
      • grammar
      • Comment The heavy 2nd person singular pronoun functions as a topical subject and a reflexive object as in [San 01E(Eno) 077]. In [Vos 01R(Vos) 322] it functions as the secondary object and is marked by the object article <bene>.
      • Example 170:
        Ei enam paa maake ki vue bene an, ha, ean tau vahio e.
        This is, we have chosen you for him, you are about to marry him.
        Source: Vos 01R(Vos) 322
      • Example 1348:
        Ean ma tara tea beiko vai ei.
        You come (and) look at this child here.
        Source: Siv 01R 038
      • Example 1349:
        Ean toro vagana maa!
        You must go fishing for us!
        Source: Iar 02RG 135
      • Example 1350:
        Ean paapoo nom!
        You stay at home!
        Source: Aro 11R 012
      • Example 1351:
        Sisira maa roho ean, ean na antee nasu nom tea vagana?
        Look first at yourself, would you be able to fish?
        Source: Mah 04R 046
      • Example 1352:
        Menaa ean, ean re tamenaa gunaha voen to tei nae, e Suvin.
        Bend yourself so that you get bent down to where he, Suvin, is staying.
        Source: San 01E(Eno) 077

Related entries

  • See also:
    • an1 you (sg.)
    • bean1 if you (sg.) ...; when you (sg.) ...