'poqahtun

verb ti 27
s/he earns it, s/he deserves or merits it
Prefixed Verb Stem : -poqahtu-
Unprefixed Verb Stem : pqahtu-
Changed Verb Stem : peqahtu-

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet English Phrase
Mam-ote 'poqahtun elihpit Missel. Michael finally earned enough so that he could eat.
'Poqahtun weckuwyamiht. He earned what was coming to him (money, reward, punishment).
Ma-te 'poqahtuwon eli-liyat pemokamok Oluwis. Louis didn't earn enough to go to the dance.
Eli-pqahtaq. H/ earnings.
Not ehta ktatat, kat-te keq oli-koluwosiw; cel-ote ma 'poqahtuwon tan elihpiyeq. That father of yours, he's not worth anything; he can't even earn enough for the two of you to eat. (EN)
Ktahcuwi kil-ote pqahtun psi-keq weci-kisi-macekonot knicanok. You have to earn enough yourself to raise your children. (JAN)
Tan eli-kisi psi-keq wolewotaq tan peqahtuhtit. She did her best to pile up neatly everything that they had paid for with their earnings. (MT)
Notes :

(see also pqahtu)

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