cuwi (ahcuwi)

preverb
must, have to; should, ought to; need to
Verb Stem : -ahcuwi (-cuwi)
Changed Verb Stem : ehcuwi (cuwi)

Example Sentences :

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English Phrase
Susehp 'tahcuwi-natsakiyal ('cuwi-natsakiyal) wikuwossol. Joseph must go see his mother.
Ntahcuwi-naci-wihqonik (ncuwi-naci-wihqonik) Wehqapiqek. I have to go get groceries in Perry.
'Tahcuwi-oliyan ('Cuwi-oliyan). He has to go there.
Cuwi-laqotetul tomk pocetesol. The potatoes must cook first.
Kil-lu keq ehcuwi-oluhkiyin? And what are you supposed to do?
Nit ehcuwi-olluhkiyanpon. That's what I was supposed to do.
'Kocicihtun ehcuwi-oluhket. He knows exactly what he has to do.
(used without verb) Ma nkiseltomakuwonewin ntuwehkanen ntolatuwewakonon; cuwi ikolisomanatuwewey. We weren't allowed to use our language; it had to be English. (DAF)
(used without verb) Ma nkoti-liyaw Sitansisk. — Nit kahk kcuwihc. I don't want to go to Fredericton. — You'll have to.
Notes :

(cuwi does not combine with verb stems, except in cuwitpot; note that -ahcuwi is preferred in prefixed forms but many younger speakers use -cuwi; similarly, ehcuwi is preferred to cuwi in changed forms; some older speakers also use ahcuwi with unprefixed forms)

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