pasi a pre-head tense-aspect-mood marker that indicates that an event [...]

Part of Speech	tam
Morphology	pasi
Gloss	TAM4

• • a pre-head tense-aspect-mood marker that indicates that an event which directly or indirectly involves the addressee may or will take place in the future
  • • grammar

  • • Example 153:
      

      Naa pasi vaasusu ameam tea paku kave.

      I'll teach you how to make nets.

      Source:

      Sii 06RG 017

    • Example 1666:
      

      Ean pasi gono kamau anaa o taapeau.

      You should get me a spear.

      Source:

      Eno 01R 141

    • Example 3822:
      

      Enaa pasi vahutate nom havee to kovakovata pauna vaavaha vo nom nam.

      I am going to talk about how we roast bananas.

      Source:

      Hel 04R 001-002

    • Example 5414:
      

      Eam pasi tei nom, benaa nao tea vaahiipi.

      You'll stay (here), while I'll go hunting.

      Source:

      Mat 01E(Joy) 065-066

    • Example 5415:
      

      Enaa pasi dee koa ki maa nom vuan a tabaan tean,

      I will just bring you your food.

      Source:

      Aro 14E(Eno) 016

Related entries

• See also:
  • kahi² tense-aspect-mood marker
  • rara imperfective aspect marker