le'ba'

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See also: leba, Leba, Léba, lêba, lēba, lĕba, Łeba, and Łebą

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le'ba' (Lontara spelling ᨒᨙᨅ)

  1. (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').