le'ba'

See also: leba, Leba, Léba, lêba, lēba, lĕba, Łeba, and Łebą

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleʔbaʔ]

Verb

le'ba' (Lontara spelling ᨒᨙᨅ)

1. (intransitive) to end, to finish

Usage notes

Le'ba' is commonly used as a marker of completive aspect and often can be translated simply as 'already', especially in combination with the perfective clitic -mo. E.g. Le'ba'ma' annganre 'I have already eaten' (lit. 'I have finished eating').