te tʰə³³v.动break in half; break in two pieces; break off断/duàn/Jjiumo hal zex ar do te a, yel ngo ake jjixr nr cexr. 那条路断了一截，所以我不能回家。A section of that road broke off, so I could not return home.Yaa ggucirmi vizze zex te ho a. 他门前的桥断了。The bridge at their front gate was broken in half.Yar azzu zze ngaxl te gger a, nr zeixl loxr a. 他把筷子折断了，成了两节。S/he broke in half the pair of chopsticks (with his/her two hands), (and) they became two pieces (each).The word /zex/ is similar to the word /te/ but /zex/ is used in the sense of something long being pulled apart, while /te/ is used in the sense of something long breaking in two pieces for some other reason than being pulled apart--like a bridge breaking in half.Compare 另见ngaxlzexte tʰə³³

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