entry |
guailayi |
pronunciation |
gway-lahd-zee |
meaning |
adjective. Useful; effective; beneficial; advantageous; profitable; rewarding. |
etymology |
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examples |
Guailayi mana'lågu i sini. Taro is best cooked. (Taro is easier eaten cooked.) Ti guailayi mamåhan gollai. Ti u makånno' ni famagu'on. There is no use in buying vegetables. The children won't eat it. |
additional comments |
In Topping's dictionary, the negative is listed as its own entry "ti guailayi" and is defined as "don't, not necessary". "Ti guailayi" literally means that something is not worth doing something, therefore the "don't" is implied. In one of the examples: Ti guailayi si Jose mana'egga' mubi. Literal meaning: There's no use making Joe watch a movie. (Joe just falls asleep when he does.) Implied meaning: Don't make Joe watch a movie. |