vaataena¹ explain something; give the background of something

Part of Speech	vt
Morphology	vaa-tae-na
Gloss	CAUS-bottom-DEREL

• • explain something; give the background of something
  • • communication

  • • Example 4214:
      

      Evehee sa mararae haa ni bono vataena tenaa.

      But she was not happy with my explanation.

      Source:

      Pur 02E(Eno) 223

    • Example 8206:
      

      Tenam tahii, enaa kahi vaataena nom o vahutate vai.

      As for us coastal people, I want to give some background for this account.

      Source:

      Daa 02R 013

Related entries

• See also:
  • tae² rear; back; bottom