legèpai extend (something), make an extension on, make larger, taller etc.

Part of Speech vt
Pronunciation lɛgəˈpaj ~ lɛgaˈpaj
Morphology le-g-pai
    • extend (something), make an extension on, make larger, taller etc.
    • Grammar Note In this sense, the verb only occurs with a 3rd person prefix.
      • Example 630:
        Neta sobo ba legèpai pèdesi.
        I am extending the house to make it bigger.

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  • See also:
    • -pai make, manufacture (something) / cause (someone) to do (something); causative serial verb
    • -is legèpai right one's wrongs, make amends for one's mistakes