'possehtun 1

verb ti 27
s/he smells it
Prefixed Verb Stem : -possehtu-
Unprefixed Verb Stem : psehtu-
Changed Verb Stem : pessehtu-

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet English Phrase
'Possehtun keq eci-mocimahtek Tepit. David smells something really foul.
Tehpu-ona psehtaq. If only he could smell it.
Sakhi yaq ksewset kukec, nit-te wewi-psehtun eli-tolaqotek otuhkey. They say the game warden walked in and instantly smelled the deer meat cooking. (WN)
'Sakoli-kisi-psehtuniya yuktok toke macekulticik. They have a hard time smelling it, these young people growing up today. (DS)
Elimahtek yaq nit wiyuhs pessehtaq Cems. James says the meat stank when he smelled it.
Notes :

(see also 'possahal)

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