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1.
Def.: puun te; ligkat te; bunsud te (meyitenged te lugar ne egpuunan)
MS: puun te; ligkat te; bunsud te
If someone or something comes from a place, that is the place where they started. If something comes from another thing, it is made of that thing.
I came from Davao this morning.
Ligkat epad iya diyè te Dabaw kuntee te maselem.
Coffee comes from coffee beans.
My house is about one kilometer from the crossing.

prep.

2.
Def.: puun te; ligkat te; bunsud te (meyitenged te panahun)
MS: puun te; ligkat te; bunsud te
If you do something from a particular time, that is the time that you start.
I studied from 8am to 4pm.
Mig-iskuyla a puun te alas utsu te maselem peendiyè [pe͡endiyè] te alas kwatru te maapun [ma͡apun].

prep.

3.
Def.: puun; ligkat; bunsud (meyitenged te an-anayan ne pilianan)
MS: puun te; ligkat te; bunsud te
You use from to talk about the first thing in a range of things.
Everybody, from the old people to the young children, helped with the work.
Ka langun, puun te buyag peendiyè [pe͡endiyè] te me batè, migbulig te trabahu.
Sem.Dom.: prepositions; GSL0026-0050
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012