pe
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
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pe (plural pes)
(Confirmation of this inflected form is sought) pes
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[edit] Breton
[edit] Conjunction
pe
[edit] Adjective
pe (interrogative adjective)
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Noun
pe f. (plural pes)
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Etymology
Abbreviation of perjantai.
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pe
[edit] Lojban
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pe
- Belonging to or being associated with; of.
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[edit] Romanian
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[edit] Preposition
pe (+accusative)
- on
- cartea este pe masa - The book is on the table.
- (no lexical meaning) used to indicate direct object in some cases
- o aştept pe mama - I'm waiting on/for mom.
[edit] Usage notes
Pe takes the accusative case of nouns and is used as the marker for the direct object when said object is:
- a proper noun; the name of a person or animal
- a common noun referring to a specific person, generally known to both the speaker and listener
- a common noun acting as a metaphor for a person
- a common noun in a construction in which the subject and the direct object are the same noun and they precede the predicate
Pe is not used when the direct object is:
- a common noun designating inanimate objects or animals
- a common noun referring to an unspecified person
[edit] Romansch
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[edit] Noun
pe
- A leg.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
pe f. (plural pes)
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- Name of the letter p.
[edit] Welsh
[edit] Conjunction
pe
- if
- Pe bawn i'n gyfoethog, teithiwn i o gwmpas y byd — If I were rich, I would travel around the world.
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