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tau

[tauʔ]

adv

LanguageBetawi (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. used to mark semelfactive aspect, indicating an action or situation that has hapenned but does not anymore
  2. used to mark semelfactive aspect
  3. A word used to show that an action or situation happened in the past but does not happen anymore.
Examples

Dia tau makan di warung itu.

He once ate at that food stall.

Pronunciationtauʔ

Part of speechadv

Usage noteThis marker denotes a past occurrence that has concluded.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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