suguna arrive / reach somebody / (of time) come / until

Part of Speech

vi/vt

1. • arrive
   • • motion

   • • Example 6252:
       

       Enam paa rosiniu o Siapani he suguna.

       We ran away when the Japanese arrived.

       Source: Rum 01R 030

2. • reach somebody

   • • Example 6253:
       

       Enam paa rosiniu a Siapani he ma suguna amanam.

       We ran away when the Japanese came (and) reached us.

       Source: Rum 01E(Joy) 019

3. • (of time) come
   • • time

   • • Example 6603:
       

       Meo vuri vahuhu teve paa suguna.

       And then her time of giving birth had come.

       Source: Ata 01E(Eno) 004

4. • until
   • • time

   • • Example 6604:
       

       Taneo tea 1948 me suguna tea 1950

       From 1948 until 1950. (lit. It started in 1948 and reached 1950)

       Source: Tav 01E(Joy) 053

     • Example 6605:
       

       O kukan o vinu to tei maa nam Bangga, 1952 me suguna tea 1954 ...

       Three years we stayed in Bangga. 1952 until 1954, ...

       Source: Mor 01E(Joy) 098

     • Example 6606:
       

       mepaa suguna teo vuri

       until eventually

       Source: Val 03E(Eno) 017

Related entries

• See also:
  • rosiniu immediately run away
  • vuri¹ time
  • meno² and go
  • pita vasuguna walk until one arrives somewhere
  • suguna vavoon arrive as a newcomer
  • sugusuguna arrive one after the other
  • vaasuguna realise a plan; fulfil a desire
  • vasuguna until one arrives somewhere; until a particular date