pusu2 reason

Part of Speech n2
    • reason
      • unclassified
      • Example 5933:
        A pusu na taba to paku bata raara ei.
        The reason for what we are doing is this. (lit. the reason of the thing that we are doing)
        Source: Nan 03E(Eno) 266
      • Example 5934:
        a pusu na nao tenaa tea skul Bangga,
        the reason why I went for training in Bangga, (lit the reason of my going ...)
        Source: Tav 01R 418
      • Example 5935:
        Enam saka rake haa nom beo guu suru rori bona vaan teara. Evei a pusu nae menam saka rake haa nom ta vaasun guu en vaan.
        We don't want the pigs to dig up our village. That's the reason why we don't want to raise pigs in our village here.
        Source: Sii 47W 012-013

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  • See also:
    • pusu3 have a basis; have a foundation; be the reason
    • pusunae its reason