te¹ at; from; in; of; on; to

Part of Speech	prep
Morphology	te
Gloss	PREP

• • at; from; in; of; on; to
  • • grammar

  Comment

  The meaning of the multipurpose <te> depends on the context. It forms a clitic construction with articles and pronouns. Prepositional phrases introduced by <te> can function as possessor attributes; non-verbal predicates; clausal adjuncts, and complementisers of the linker <vaa>.

  • • Example 7407:
      

      a otei vai teo sinivi te roosuu

      this man in the giant's canoe

      Source: Sii 06RG 355

Related entries

• See also:
  • te² at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article
  • tea² at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article
  • teo¹ at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article
  • hapusu be full, be filled up
  • tara vonaen te look like something else; look similar to something else
  • tea³ at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article
  • teara our; to us; as for us (but not you)
  • teebona there, at that place; in this way; in this sense / in this way, in this sense / then
  • tenam our; us (excluding you)
  • teo² at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article
  • teori their; to them