Mun hau lif.

We took the lift.

Breakdown of Mun hau lif.

• mu: we
• hau: to get on
• lif: the lift; elevator

Questions & Answers about Mun hau lif.

What does mun mean here?

Mun is the 1st person plural completive/perfective subject marker. In simpler terms, it means we in a sentence where the action is viewed as completed.

So mun hau lif means something like we got on / we took / we rode the lift, with the action understood as finished.

Depending on context, English might translate mun as:

• we
• we did
• we have

Why is it mun and not just mu?

Because mun is used for a completed statement, while mu is used in other constructions, especially the subjunctive/let’s type.

Compare:

• Mun hau lif = we got on the lift / we took the lift
• Mu hau lif = let’s get on the lift / that we get on the lift

So if you are simply stating what happened, mun is the right form.

What does hau literally mean?