bagarap, bagarapim

Bislama: -; Pijin: bagarap; TSC: bagarap.

See first Mihalic entry. See second Mihalic entry.

Modifier forms

1. State of being: to be damaged, out of order, spoiled ® bruk
   photocopy masin i bagarap the photocopier is not working
   kar i bagarap the car won’t go
   kaikai i bagarap the food is spoiled, is off
   bagarap olgeta completely ruined, inreparably damaged

2. Physical state: to be tired, to be done for
   mi bagarap pinis! I am exhausted! (note: be careful not to use in contexts where this could be confused with sense 3)
   birua i sutim em, na em i baragap pinis the enemies shot him and he was done for

3. Sexual activity: to be sexually aroused ® kok¹, tait²
   em i lukim yangpela meri, na em i bagarap he saw the girl and was aroused

4. Sexual activity: to no longer be virginal
   yangpela gel i no lukim man yet, em i no bagarap the girl has not yet seen a man, she is a virgin

Intransitive verb forms

5. Action: to have an accident
   balus i bagarap long maunten the plane crashed into the mountain

Transitive verb forms

6. Action: to damage or ruin
   em i paitim ston na bagarapim tamiok bilong em he hit a stone and spoiled his axe
   pik i bagarapim gaden the pig ruined the garden
   bagarapim bel to render sterile

7. to rape
   ol i bagarapim tupela meri they raped two women

8. Warfare, fighting: to destroy, to vandalise
   ol laik bagarapim taun they are going to vandalise the town

9. Form of talking: to tease, gently embarrass
   yu bagarapim mi nau! you’re teasing me!
   em i save bagarapim nem bilong olgeta man he likes to play on people’s names

Verb phrase forms

10. Physical state: kisim bagarap to be injured
    kar bamp, na em i kisim bagarap he was injured in a car accident

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