ehqi (ehq-, eq-, ehk-)

preverb
(activity or process) stopping, ceasing (permanently, for good, or for a time); (in translation; see examples) since
Verb Stem : -ehqi (-ehq-, -eq-, -ehk-)

Example Sentences :

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English Phrase
Pihce ntehqi-toli-wiciyan nit. It's a long time since I've taken part in that. (RM)
Pihce ktehqi-nomiyulon. I haven't seen you in (for) a long time (literally, it's a long time since I stopped seeing you; i.e., since I last saw you).
Ehqi? Qin-ote? No! Really? (No! It can't be!)
Pol ehqi! Not yet! Wait!
(used without verb) Ehqi! Stop it! Stop doing that!
Eqqehkimsu. S/he stops learning. S/he stops going to school.
Ehkuwikhike. S/he stops writing.
Ehqi-wtome. S/he quits smoking.
Ehqi-kolusku. Ehqoluhke. Eqotemu. S/he stops lying. S/he stops working. S/he stops crying.
Notes : (compare coni, mehci; ehk- is used before u; in certain cases when the combining form of the verb stem begins with k, that k changes to q, as in those dictionary entries beginning with eqq-)
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