le'ba'
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Makasar[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
le'ba' (Lontara spelling ᨒᨙᨅ)
- (intransitive) to end, to finish
Usage notes[edit]
Le'ba' is commonly used as a marker of completive aspect and often can be translated simply as 'already', especially in combination with the perfective clitic -mo. E.g. Le'ba'ma' annganre 'I have already eaten' (lit. 'I have finished eating').