opu

verb ai 1

s/he sits, s/he sits down; s/he is in position, is situated, is there

Plural : opultuwok, opuhtuwok, opiyyik, opihhik, opiyahtuwok

Verb Stem : -opi-

Changed Verb Stem : epi-

Verb Stem With Preverb : -opi-, -pi-

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English Phrase
Kotama cel kisopiw.	He could not even sit down.
'Kisopin malsom.	Wolf sat down.
Opin naka kutoman. ... Opultiq! Opiyaq! ... Pol opin, atolahsim.	Sit down and have a smoke. ... Sit down (everyone)! ... Sit down first, rest.
Neket kikociw epit.	At that time she sat in the corner.
Moskuwal epilit kci-ponapskuk.	He found him sitting on a big rock.
Opan opu aponok.	The bread is in the oven.
Mali 'tiyal 'qossol 'topilin.	Mary told her son to sit down.
Cel nit stahqon nit 'topinehpon nit-te, iyey, 'samaqan eyik.	That tree used to be there where, um, the water is. (JN)
Wasisok opiyahtuwok pemsokhasik.	The children are sitting on the floor.
Teppuwok oqitonok.	They're sitting in the canoe.

Notes :

(plurals of other verbs formed with this stem -opi- may take any of the forms listed in this entry; e.g., tutopiyyik, cikopiyahtuwok; see also olqepu)

Keywords :

sit

situated

be there