te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te a tir, te ngar ker? te mor ker? te ngerang?
Examples:
Te menga a telib.
> They're from Beliliou (where preserved breadfruit is eaten)
Te mlo merek el mengedub a resechelik er a chelsel a ta el sikang.
> My friends finished swimming in an hour.
Tirke te rua techang?
> Who are those people (over there)?
Te mlo merek el meched a rengrir er a chelsel a bebil el sikang a remerael.
> The travelers stopped being thirsty in a few hours.
A rebek el charm a ko er a kmal ungia a rengrir me te ko er a di mle chellaod.
> All the animals were starting to be really glad and they were somewhat comforted.
Proverbs:
Te menga a ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
Te ko er a kila a deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
More Examples:
Te mera el betok a ngerir e diak a chimorir.
> A lot of talk but no action.
Te ngara a mlo kats?
> Who won?
Aki mlo mesauch a buuch er a ked, e aki bong e te mla smauch.
> We went to pick the betelnuts on the hills but when we got there, someone already picked them.
Tirka el ngalek er a skuul a mera el mekedung, te meruu a komi er a tkul a rael.
> The kids from school are so well behaved, they are picking up the trash on the sides of the road.
Ng mla chemer a Lukes le te mla chuamech a chemelel buuch.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
A rechad er a Belau te mekera a loruul a bekai?
> How do Palauans make pottery?
Te menga a kim.
> They're from Ngerechelong (where clams are abundant).
Te mesuub a ngarang?
> What are they studying?
Te mla er a skuul e milrael el mo er a chelechol.
> They were at the school and then walked to the beach.
Te menga a meringel.
> They're Koreans (who eat peppery food).
Proverbs:
Te menga a ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
Te ko er a kila a deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
More Examples:
Ochoi, te mle betok a rechad el meloik.
> Yes, a lot of people were dancing.
A resechal me a redil er a Ngeremlengui a ungil ongbiall le te kladikm er a siukang.
> The men and women from Ngeremlengui are ideal spouses because they are well-versed in customs and traditions.
A lekedang a sengkio, me te kuk mochu mediderurt el omesiich er a beluu.
> As the election nears, they'll be singing coated lies for the people to digest.
Seselk a renguk el orrenges er tirka el chad er a balatiks te di mesaod a selaod, e ng di soak el di mo omengur.
> I don't want to go listen to the politicians speak because they're so boring and talk forever but I wouldn't mind just going to eat the food.
Te mlo kakoad er a kesus e ng oboes a chimal er a boes er a ngikel.
> They got into a fight last night and he was shot in the arm by a fishing gun

Search for another word:

WARN mysqli_query error
INSERT INTO log_bots (page,ip,agent,user,proxy) VALUES ('index.php: pe -> Te (1)','3.235.11.178','CCBot/2.0 (https://commoncrawl.org/faq/)','','')