wátí

missing target or goal

Grammatical note:

in expression 'hɔ̀ ^MB^' 'to fail to catch s.t./s.o.'

Expressions:

  • hɔ̀ lòo wátí

    find nobody there

    Exemple:

    Mbāa àā ɓēe lò bɨ̀rà-mbāa-ǹ lā hɔ̀ wátí yé.

    The guest went to the house of his host but found nobody there.

Exemples d'usage:

  • Bɔ̀ɔ̄-ḿ hɔ̀ ngè ɓògɨ̀-ǹ wátí.

    My father tried to catch the person who robbed but missed.

  • M-āw ɓēe-é lò-á lā m̄-hɔ́-á wátí yé.

    I went to his home but I missed him.