verb ta 36
s/he sees h/ thus, sees h/ as ...; (in translation) s/he looks like that to h/, s/he looks to h/ as if s/he is in that condition, etc. (see examples)
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-olinuw-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
linuw-
Preverb:
-nuw- (with other initials)
Changed Verb Stem:
elinuw-

Keywords

see
look as if

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ntolinuwa ansa mihtaqsol. I see him as looking like his father. He looks like his father to me.
Ceste yaq 'tolinuwal kiwaciyalit, 'sami pihce yaq uhkomossol mehcinalin. She sees that he (her grandfather) must be very lonely, because her grandmother died a long time ago. (MES)
On nit 'takonutomon. 'Takonutomon elessit, eli-nomiyat yuhtol elapewilit. Nit elinuwat. Then he told his story. He told about what had happened to him, how he had seen what the other man's face looked like. That was how the other man had looked to him. (MT)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Alberta
example Alberta
Example Nancy
Example Nancy