vorien³ that something is the case

• • that something is the case
  • • grammar

  Comment

  This construction is found after verbs of cognition and communication. The preposition <vo> 'like' is incorporated into the verb complex and followed by the imperfective aspect marker, which is the final element of the verb complex. The deictic adverb <=en> 'DEM3' is the complement of the preposition <vo>. and cataphorically points to the content of the following clause.

  • • Example 9470:
      

      Eori he sa kona haa vorien e Materua a anan aba.

      But they did not know that Materua was a man eater. (lit. They did not know like this: Materua ...)

      Source: Aro 05R 026

    • Example 9471:
      

      O dokta na sue vorien, "Kikira vamataa amaa tabaan team!"

      The doctors say, "Take care of your food!"

      Source: Sii 33W 116-117

    • Example 9472:
      

      Na boha vorien, eve kou a paree rau, to hio maa teo kasuana, a pehura vai to tiitii nana teo kasuana.

      They say, it is the paree demon that is sitting in the ground, this termite that is staying in the ground.

      Source: Mor 03R 182-184

Related entries

• See also:
  • voen³ this; that (after verbs of perception and cognition)