кӏэупкӏэн

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʼawpt͡ʃʼan]

Verb

кӏэупкӏэн • (kʼɛwupkʼɛn) (transitive)

1. to ask

   кӏалэр пшъашъэм еупкӏы сыд ыцӏэ ― kʼalɛr pŝaŝɛm jewupkʼə səd əcʼɛ ― The boy is asking the girl what her name is?

   кӏалэр лӏыхэмэ яупкӏы рсы фаехэмэ ― kʼalɛr lˢʼəxɛmɛ jawupkʼə rsə fajexɛmɛ ― The boy is asking the men of they want water.

   кӏэупкӏ сыд кӏалэм ыцӏэ ― kʼɛwupkʼ səd kʼalɛm əcʼɛ ― Ask what the boy's name.

   уcэупкӏы тэдэ окӏо ― wucɛwupkʼə tɛdɛ wokʷʼo ― I am asking you where are you going.

   къыкӏэупкӏ лӏыхэр рсы фаехэмэ ― qəkʼɛwupkʼ lˢʼəxɛr rsə fajexɛmɛ ― Ask if the men want water.

   укъсэмыупкӏ тэщтэу шытэгъ тестэр ― wuqsɛməwupkʼ tɛśtɛwu šətɛğ testɛr ― Don't ask me how was the test.

Synonyms

• кӏэупшӏэн (kʼɛwupšʼɛn) (Beslaney)
• щӏэупщӏэн (śʼɛwupśʼɛn) (Kabardian)