"te" meaning in Akan

See te in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: teeɛ [intransitive, past], tse [alternative, Fante]
Head templates: {{head|ak|verb|intransitive past|teeɛ}} te (intransitive past teeɛ)
  1. to understand, perceive
    Sense id: en-te-ak-verb-6TWedk1g Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 29 28 21 21
  2. to hear
    Sense id: en-te-ak-verb-jqEb34OJ Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 29 28 21 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: tee [past, transitive]
Head templates: {{head|ak|verb|transitive past|tee}} te (transitive past tee)
  1. to tear
    Sense id: en-te-ak-verb-x9to7LP4 Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 29 28 21 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|ak|verb}} te
  1. to live (in), stay (at) Derived forms: te ano nsuo, te firi mu, te ho, te ka, te ntasuo, te so
    Sense id: en-te-ak-verb-4dpg4Pj4 Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 29 28 21 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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          "english": "I don't understand English. Do you understand Twi?",
          "text": "Mente Borɔfo. Wote Twi?",
          "translation": "I don't understand English. Do you understand Twi?",
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          "english": "Do you hear my voice?",
          "text": "Wote me kasa?",
          "translation": "Do you hear my voice?",
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      ],
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        "to hear"
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        },
        {
          "word": "te firi mu"
        },
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          "word": "te ho"
        },
        {
          "word": "te ka"
        },
        {
          "word": "te ntasuo"
        },
        {
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      "form": "tse",
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        "Fante"
      ]
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          "english": "I don't understand English. Do you understand Twi?",
          "text": "Mente Borɔfo. Wote Twi?",
          "translation": "I don't understand English. Do you understand Twi?",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand, perceive"
      ],
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          "understand",
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          "perceive",
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          "english": "Do you hear my voice?",
          "text": "Wote me kasa?",
          "translation": "Do you hear my voice?",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hear"
      ],
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      ]
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      "word": "te ano nsuo"
    },
    {
      "word": "te firi mu"
    },
    {
      "word": "te ho"
    },
    {
      "word": "te ka"
    },
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      "word": "te ntasuo"
    },
    {
      "word": "te so"
    }
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          "live",
          "live"
        ],
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          "stay",
          "stay"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "te"
}

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