putim

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From English put +‎ -im.

Verb

putim trans.

1. To put; to place
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:17:

     Na em i putim ol dispela lait long skai bilong givim lait long graun...

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Usage notes

Can function like an intransitive verb without an object when the object can be assumed.