verb ti 27
s/he tries to make it and fails, tries in vain to make it, tries to make it without success
Verb Stem:
-aluwihtu-

Keywords

unsuccessfully
try
vain (in vain)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ntaluwihtun polec, nutayiw nwekihtun. I failed to keep the pledge (not to drink): I broke it before I completed it.
Ntaluwihtun nit sunap kil wikahtomon. I tried to make that berry preserve you like, but it didn't work.
Ma 'taluwihtuwon tan tehpu keqsey. He never fails, no matter what he tries to make.
'Taluwihtun mahkut. She found it impossible to make her dress.

Audio Recordings

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word Dolly
Example Dolly
Example Dolly
example Dolly
Example Dolly