"bai" meaning in Tok Pisin

See bai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Etymology: From English by and by. Etymology templates: {{der|tpi|en|by and by}} English by and by Head templates: {{head|tpi|particle}} bai
  1. Marks future tense Synonyms: baimbai [archaic] Related terms: pinis [past, perfect], bin (english: simple past tense), stap (english: progressive tense), bai (english: future tense), baimbai (english: future tense)
    Sense id: en-bai-tpi-particle-ZZV1zMAT Categories (other): Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, Tok Pisin particles

Download JSON data for bai meaning in Tok Pisin (1.0kB)

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