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 :
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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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