ktahpe

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-

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English Phrase
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.