verb ai 9
s/he is helpless, is in hopeless or dangerous situation; s/he is held accountable or responsible, is blamed (e.g., for something done by a group of which s/he is a part)
Plural:
ktahpahtuwok, ktahpawolotuwok
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-kotahpe-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
ktahpe-
Changed Verb Stem:
ketahpe-

Keywords

blame
helpless
accountable
hopeless

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Nil ketahpi. I was the one who got all the blame. (CP)
Anqoc wen ketahpet, on yaka 'pokitonikan. Sometimes when one is in a hopeless situation, one prays desperately to be saved.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
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