ra-et
Sense 1
English: Translation
not functioning or no longer working as intended, especially of a tool, machine, appliance, mechanism, or other functional object.
Part of Speech
adjective
Sense 2
English: Translation
broken, damaged, defective, or rendered unusable.
Sense 3
English: Translation
Of food or other perishable material, spoiled; gone bad; no longer fit for consumption or use.
Notes
ra-et
adj./stative predicate
Semantic organization:
The three senses share the broader meaning:
loss of proper condition, function, or usability
Thus an object may be ra-et because it no longer works, while food may be ra-et because deterioration has made it unusable or unsafe.
Possible English equivalents: broken; out of order; defective; damaged; spoiled; gone bad.
Recommended sense ordering:
- not working; out of order
- broken or damaged
- spoiled, especially food
Orthographic note:
The Bantere’ in ra-et marks the internal non-moraic glottal separation between the vowels. It should be entered with the proper Boie’nen Bantere’ character rather than an ordinary keyboard hyphen whenever the Living Dictionaries platform permits.
Disambiguation:
- ra-et — dysfunctional, damaged, spoiled
- rawet — lock
- raget — frictional creaking or squeaking sound