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fakatoese
v. apologize, be sorry
謝る,謝罪する
faka- (cause an action) + toese (remove). Fakatoese atu mo te tuai o tali atu. I apologize for the late response. -atu: you apologize to others, -mai: Others apologize to you
faka-(~の状態にする)+ toese(取り除く). Fakatoese atu mo te tuai o tali atu. お返事が遅くなってすみません.-atu: 話者が相手に向かって謝る,-mai: 相手が話者に向かって謝る.[参] fakatoesēga
fetū2
v. curse, put a curse on -
呪う
mataimanu
n. letter (of the alphabet)
文字
faipatiga
n. talk; conversation; speech
談話;会話;演説
faipati (talk) + -ga (noun marker).
faipati(話す)+ -ga(名詞マーカー).
fai2
v. say, tell
言う,伝える
fai mai:話し手に向かって言う.fai atu:聞き手に向かって言う.
pakalaga
v. shout out, call out loud
叫ぶ,大声で呼ぶ
tavili
v. [N] speak; talk
[北] 話す;語る
[参]faipati
tuhi1
n. [N] book
[北] 本
[参] tusi1.
uiga2
n. meaning
意味
kākā
v. 1. scold; berate
1. 叱る,厳しく非難する
2. bark, shout
2. 吠える;叫ぶ
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