anpateVtr1try (to)By extension, to be learning.2attempt (to)3make an attempt (to)Imo wa sa anpatei. Nogeya, sa anpate~asaha.They tried the taro. But too bad, they tried in vain [to pull it]Compare forms: {anpate} and {anpatei}anpate asahacomp.Vtrtry in vain, toWaihinna bena ai ume'ehu sa kamfahi. Na in moho hige gonowadi. Sa anpate asaha.They would remove that woman from the rock. But they just couldn't do it. They tried in vain.anpate~asahacomp.Vtrtry in vain (to)Imo wa sa anpatei. Nogeya, sa anpate~asaha.They tried the taro. but too bad, they tried in vain [to pull it]Pele hesa ya lau wee--, be ya anpate~asaha, be ya fuyoma.One group kept on trying until, having tried in vain, it returned.Natugu, hige gonowagu, pa'ana haidam te, hewa yai tau lofo mahudo'idi, mate sa anpate~asaha.My child, I can't possibly (allow it), because as for your companions here, all of whom are high flyers, they tried in vain.ov. syn-afulenoi~afulen-asaha 1

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