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- "Ananipokelea"
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What does this mean? Is this correct?
Ananipokelea wageni. = He is receiving the guests for me.
Like, I should be doing it, but I can't do it, so he's doing it for me, or it benefits me in some way ... is that what this means?
Yeah, I hate these contextless sentences. Give us an object so we know what it's talking about ... and also so we're practicing more things.
My first problem is - the meaning of the verb because......
kupokea 1 : infinitive Root -pokea 1
<pre>-pokea 1 verb :
1) consent, approve, accept
2) receive
</pre>
kupokea 2 : infinitive Root -pokea 2
<pre>-pokea 2 verb
receive, welcome, meet
</pre>
What about the first meaning( s) which usually give the best meaning of the word ? And te uncomplex sentences - it drives me crazy ! =D
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Yes, because of this, I translated this sentence as 'he approves of me' which at made sense, whereas the answer given is meaningless!
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In that case it would be "he approves on behalf of me". The -elea ending makes this verb into a benefactive verb, meaning that what is done is on behalf of or for the benefit of the one refered to in the object concord.
probably the worst lesson that i've come across in this course. out of context sentences, "for " and "on behalf of " are not accepted in some translations but for others you have to otherwise it's marked incorrect. somebody clarify why this is the case?
'She is receiving it for me' was rejected, even though, to my understanding, this Swa sentence is gender-neutral
Why not "she receives for me", since "a-" could be he or she and "-na-" could indicate simple or progressive (receives/is receiving)? [Granted, no possible answer makes real sense, since in English "receive" is meaningless without an object.]
