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For example: {{t|muaome}} means "forest", so {{t|múaome}} means "the forest(s)", and {{t|tú mea múaome}} means "every (forest) of/among the forest(s)." It cannot refer to "each tree."
For example: {{t|muaome}} means "forest", so {{t|múaome}} means "the forest(s)", and {{t|tú mea múaome}} means "every (forest) of/among the forest(s)." It cannot refer to "each tree."


This may seem obvious, but the same applies to words like {{t|póqme}} "the group of people", where it's a far easier mistake to make. The phrase {{t|tú mea póqme}} means "some (group) among the groups of people"; it does not mean "every person in the group."
This may seem obvious, but the same applies to words like {{t|póqme}} "the group of people", where it's a far easier mistake to make. The phrase {{t|tú mea póqme}} means "every (group) among the groups of people"; it does not mean "every person in the group."


* If you want a word like {{t|mea}} that looks "inside" aggregates, there's [https://toadua.uakci.space/##VFBgY4zY0 {{t|mem}}] — you can say {{t|mem póqme}}.
* If you want a word like {{t|mea}} that looks "inside" aggregates, there's [https://toadua.uakci.space/##VFBgY4zY0 {{t|mem}}] — you can say {{t|mem póqme}}.
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