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every
/ev-ree/
 
det.
 
1.
Def.: tagsè sabeka (meyitenged te minsan nekey wey ke minsan hentew)
MS: tagsè sabeka
You use every to talk about all the members of a group as individuals.
Every student in the class will bring a pencil.
Tagsè sabeka ne istudyanti te klasi eg-uyan te lapis.
 
det.
 
2.
Def.: te tagsè (meyitenged te kamenu kalasi-lasi egkeyitabù)
MS: tagsè, te
You use every to talk about how often something happens.
I go to Davao once every six months
Eggendiya a te Dabaw te tagsè hen-em ne bulan.
Sem.Dom.: determiners; GSL0201-0225
 
 
every other; every second
Def.: tagsè seup te seup ne aldew
MS: tagsè seup te seup ne aldew
You use phrases such as every other day or every second month to say that something happens one day or month, and not the next, and happens again the next day or month, and not the next, and so on.
I wash my hair every other day (meaning Monday, Wednesday, Friday...)
Eggugasan ku ka bulbul ku te tagsè seup te seup ne aldew.
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Last updated: 27/Sep/2012