tuna
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tuna
n. (1) result, issue.
v. to result in, to end in.
fig. tuna iai, buki iai: it falls on him.
ex. e buki iai: (when speaking of responsibility, of an accusation <responsible, guilty?>).
vc. katuna: converge to, to fix to, to force against, to apply on to, against, with force.
ex. ko katuna bukin raom i aon tano: you have thrown him flat on the ground.
v. (2) to urge, to force, to oblige someone to...
ex. e katuna natina nakon te mare: he forced his daughter to marry...
v. (3) to make the blame fall on,... the responsibility fall on..., to get one's knife into,... to accuse...
ex. a katunai: they are all against me.
syn. katona for 2nd and 3rd meaning.
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