"te" meaning in Akan

See te in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: tse [alternative, Fante]
Head templates: {{head|ak|verbs}} te
  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, stay (at)
    Sense id: en-te-ak-verb-RSCWwizo 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?",
          "type": "example"
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        "to hear"
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          "english": "I don't understand English. Do you understand Twi?",
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          "translation": "I don't understand English. Do you understand Twi?",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand, perceive"
      ],
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          "understand",
          "understand"
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        ]
      ]
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          "english": "Do you hear my voice?",
          "text": "Wote me kasa?",
          "translation": "Do you hear my voice?",
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        "to hear"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Akan dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-07-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-07-06 using wiktextract (d9fa233 and 9e92f4b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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