taverete turn (move one's body) / change into something / translate

Part of Speech vi
Morphology ta-verete
Gloss ACAUS-change
    • turn (move one's body)
      • motion
      • Example 7376:
        Taverete maa, enaa re tara nasu tean.
        Turn here so that I can look at you.
        Source: SiiSen 2005W 023
    • change into something
      • unclassified
      • Example 2622:
        A roosuu bona na antee nana tea taverete oraa ge taverete kuruu ge taverete toa gea maamihu kaen naovana vai to hiri rori teo kasuana.
        This giant could change into a spirit or change into a snake or change into a rooster or all kinds of animals that crawl on the ground.
        Source: Sii 06RG 002-005
      • Example 7283:
        Ahiki, paa taverete mau bono meho kaen taratara teve.
        No, he changed into another kind of appearance.
        Source: Sii 06RG 119
      • Example 7377:
        Beara taverete maa, eara varakaha ni maa amaa matapaku teara, ...
        If we change, we give up our (corrupt) practices, ...
        Source: Mah 04R 034
      • Example 7378:
        A sahata nagunagu bata koa mepaa taverete vasu.
        The poor man got exhausted and changed into a stone.
        Source: Aro 03E(Eno) 070
    • translate
      • communication
      • Example 6372:
        Na taverete vo naenei, a sii guu a sii rutaa koa.
        It (kihivahoboo) translates like this, it is just a little piglet.
        Source: Mah 01R 005

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  • See also:
    • verete turn something over, turn something upside down / stir something (food) / translate something into (a language)
    • vaataverete potee change somebody or something into something