vaasusu ni2 learn something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure v? - appl
Morphology vaasusu ni
Gloss learn APPL
    • learn something
      • cognition
    • Comment <vaasusu> 'learn' is always used with the applicative particle, so that its is unclear if a simple form exists and what kind of valency the simple form would have.
      • Example 8197:
        me nam paa vaasusu nia maa bero a maamihu taba
        and we learned many things
        Source: Nan 01R 045
      • Example 8198:
        Tea vaasusu ni bono hum kiu vaa tea verete koara.
        To learn the work of translating.
        Source: Joy 14W 043

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  • See also:
    • sikuuru2 attend school; go to school, study; learn; be taught
    • vaasusu teach somebody something; teach somebody to do something
    • sikuuru ni learn; be trained in / have school in (a language)
    • vavaasusu ni teach something