тэфэн

Adyghe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tafan]

Verb

тэфэн • (tɛfɛn) (transitive)

to be hit
ӏэгуаум уешъутырмэ ӏанэм тэфэт ― ʼɛgʷawum wuješʷutərmɛ ʼanɛm tɛfɛt ― If you kick the ball, it will hit the table.

тафыу рэхъутэп апкӏым ― tafəwu rɛꭓʷutɛp apkʼəm ― It must not hit the glass.

кӏарахъомкӏэ тагъаф апкӏым — hit the glass with (using) the gun.

мыжъор апкӏым тэфагъ ― məžʷor apkʼəm tɛfağ ― The rock hit the glass.
to fall (On something or someone)
кӏалэр чӏыгум тэфагъ ― kʼalɛr ĉʼəgʷum tɛfağ ― The boy fell on the ground.

къэцхэмэ кӏалэр я хэфагъ ― qɛcxɛmɛ kʼalɛr ja xɛfağ ― The boy fell on the thorns.

мыжъо уишъхьэ тафэмэ уишъхьэ иубэтэт ― məžʷo wujiŝḥɛ tafɛmɛ wujiŝḥɛ jiwubɛtɛt ― If a rock hit your head, your head will break.

Исаак Ньютоным ишъхьэ мые тэфагъ ― Jisaak Njəwtonəm jiŝḥɛ məje tɛfağ ― An apple fell on Isaac Newton's head.
to meet someone (by chance)
кӏалэр къэстэфэгъагъ скъэкӏожьыу ― kʼalɛr qɛstɛfɛğağ sqɛkʷʼoźəwu ― I met the boy while i was coming back.

лӏыжъыр къуптафэмэ еджэжь ― lˢʼəẑər qʷuptafɛmɛ jedžɛź ― If you will meet the old man, run away.

томым джонэр тэфагъ еджэжь ― toməm džonɛr tɛfağ jedžɛź ― Tom met John by chance.