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Part of speech

verb ti 27

Definition

s/he does it thus, s/he does something to it

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-olehtu-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
lehtu-
Preverb:
-ehtu- (with other initials)
Changed Verb Stem:
elehtu-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Iya, tan-al 'tolehtun, 'tankuwehtunol kosona-al 'sepomuwihtunol. Oh, I don't know what she did, sold them or saved them. (CT)
Ma-te nulitahatomuwon elehtaq Suset. I don't like the way Susan does it.
Elections-olu tan, mecimiw tan 'tolehtuniyal? And what about elections, how did they use to do them? (DS)
Tehpu qeni-wihqonit Lane, nkossephukun, nkisi-punkun kuhutik, naka npunomakun nkat. Nuhkomoss tehpu qeni-wihqonat cihkihikonol naka tehpu tett 'tolehtun, elalokittyenaqahk cobwebs. Lane just took me, carried me indoors, put me on the bed, and put my leg up. My grandmother just took a broom and did that with it (demonstrating action), and she got so many cobwebs (to use for staunching my wound). (MA))
Tan ktolehtun? How do you do it?

Audio Recordings

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