ӏотэн

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔʷatan]

Verb

ӏотэн • (ʼwotɛn) (transitive)

1. to tell

   Хъулъфыгъэм тхыдэжъ къеӏуатэ ― Ꭓʷulˢfəğɛm txədɛẑ qeʼwatɛ ― The man tells a story.

   Мэмыхъущтыхэр джэгумкӏэ кӏалэм фэӏуатэх ― Mɛməꭓʷuśtəxɛr džɛgʷumkʼɛ kʼalɛm fɛʼwatɛx ― Tell the boy about the forbidden stuff in the game.

   Кӏалэм къэбэр къэтфеӏуатэ ― Kʼalɛm qɛbɛr qɛtfeʼwatɛ ― The boy tells us the news.

   Кӏалэм и янэ риӏотагъ и джанэ зэрэиушӏоигъэ ― Kʼalɛm ji janɛ riʼwotağ ji džanɛ zɛrɛjiwušʷʼojiğɛ ― The boy told his mother that he dirtied his shirt.

   Къысэӏуат, хэт шъхьэнгъупчъэ зиубэтагъыр? ― Qəsɛʼwat, xɛt ŝḥɛnğʷupĉɛ ziwubɛtağər? ― Tell me, who broke the window?

   Лӏым хъугъэр къеӏуатэ ― Lˢʼəm ꭓʷuğɛr qeʼwatɛ ― The man tells what had happened.

See also

• ӏон (to say)