teo1 at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure prep = art
Morphology te=o
Gloss PREP=ART3.SG
    • at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article
      • grammar
      • Comment multi-purpose preposition <te> followed by the basic singular article of the third class
      • Example 2546:
        ... ae a otei na kusu bata maana bona karavona itao teo sinivi tenam.
        ... and the man is crunching the lobster in the rear of our canoe.
        Source: Sii 06RG 388-389
      • Example 3990:
        ... mepaa vaatei bona maamihu taba teve teo sinivi.
        ... and (he) put all his things into the canoe.
        Source: Vae 01E(Eno) 020
      • Example 7407:
        a otei vai teo sinivi te roosuu
        this man in the giant's canoe
        Source: Sii 06RG 355
      • Example 7490:
        Gono vakavara a maamihu iana vai teo sinivi vai, ...
        Get all these fish from this canoe, ...
        Source: San 02R 082-083
      • Example 7491:
        Paa rake nom tea gono bona taba an teo hoi teve.
        (He) wanted to get food from his basket.
        Source: Nan 03R 068

Related entries

  • See also:
    • itao stern; rear of a canoe
    • sinivi1 canoe with an outrigger
    • te1 at; from; in; of; on; to
    • te2 at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article
    • tea3 at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article