kebesengei, n.evening; this evening.
kebesengei
a
mocha
klebesei;
milkelkang.
kebesengiln.poss.3s
kebesengil
a
sils
er
a
buil;
kot
el
kebesengil
a
ongeuid
el
buil.
kebesn.(sl.) evening.
kebesesengein.redup.late afternoon.
omkekebeseiv.i.redup.wait until dark.
omkekebesei
a
omekchuu
er
a
sils;
mengiil
el
mo
kebesesengei,
omerael
a
omkekebesei.
er a euid el kebesengil a elecha el builexpr.on the 7th of this month.
er a teruich me a eua el kebesengil a ongeru el builexpr.on the 14th of February.
ungil kebesengei expr.good evening.
Examples:
A
sils
a
mocha
kebesengei.
> Evening is falling.
Ng
tela
el
kebesengil
a
buil
er
a
chelechang?
> What is the date today?
Ng
mla
mo
kebesengei.
> It is already very late.
Kede
bai
mo
odngelii
er
a
kebesengei?
> Shall we visit her tonight?
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
mekemedil
a
Ulong,
el
doba
er
a
kebesengei
> Like the raid at Ulong, doing it in the evening
Pertains to a battle between the people of the once-inhabited islands of Ulong and Ngemelis in which the leader of the Ngemelis forces successfully defeated those of Ulong by attacking in the evening with the setting sun directly at his back, blinding the Ulong forces. Application is to a meeting or task, which might better have been started earlier, postponed until evening
More Examples:
Ng
soal
el
mo
er
ngii
a
chetau
er
a
kebesengei.
> It looks like there will be a squall this evening.
Ak
bai
mo
mengimd
er
a
kebesengei.
> I should go get a haircut tonight.
Ngar
er
ngii
a
keliu
er
a
kebesengei?
> Do you have food for tonight?
Ng
diak
.
Ng
kmal
kirek
el
mesuub
er
a
kebesengei.
> No, so I really have to study tonight.
Ngar
ngii
a
chelitakl
er
a
Bai
er
a
kebesengei
el
ungil
el
oderengesall.
> There is singing at the clubhouse tonight that is good to hear.

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