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-se

suffix

LanguageChuukese

Meaning
  1. Negative simple present and past tense aspect marker.
  2. Negative aspect marker
  3. A suffix used to indicate that a verb is in the negative tense.
Examples

Epwe-se mwongo.

He will not eat.

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis suffix helps clarify that the action is not happening.

Status: AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.