Contionary:кӏэн

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Guimin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kén.

Pronunciation

Verb

кӏэн (kʔen)

  1. to start, to begin
    infinitive
    Ахла̄къ ресторанэсэ бә̄йъспэсэ мэ̄ вэцӏәухъ тә̄тӏә ытэ̄л; нивӣцӏ кӏу вӣър къэза̄лӣ бәвгды би кӏу вӣър пӏа̄ккӏ кӏэнкьичӏрэ̄быд минды ниекӏцы, хвәз са̄дэ̄ ша̄мӣъ ттӏил джо̄ш әдсинтӏды.
    Etiquette at fancy restaurants has never really been my thing; I don't know which spoon to use for caviar or which guy to wait on to shut up before I can start eating, I just want to enjoy dinner and leave.
кӏэн "to start, to begin"
m f n
sg pl sg pl sg pl
inf кӏэн
pfv ind pres кӏэнтӏ кӏэнинтӏ кӏантӏ кӏанинтӏ кӏатӏ кӏынинтӏ
pst кӏэнытӏ кӏанытӏ кӏантӏ
prf нинуътӏ нинвинтӏ нинуътӏ нинвинтӏ нинуътӏ нинвинтӏ
fut кӏэнитӏиъ кӏэнәнтӏиъ кӏанитӏиъ кӏанәнтӏиъ кӏынитӏиъ кӏынәнтӏиъ
pass кӏэнтӏә кӏэнрә кӏантӏә кӏанрә кӏатӏә кӏарә
imp кӏэнтӏуъ кӏэнинтӏуъ кӏантӏуъ кӏанинтӏуъ кӏатӏуъ кӏынинтӏуъ
ptcp npst кӏынәнцӏ
pst кӏанәнцӏ
pass кӏны̄нәс
ipfv ind npst нотӏ нивинтӏ нӯтӏ нәвинтӏ нуътӏ нвинтӏ
pst инотӏ инивинтӏ инӯтӏ инәвинтӏ инуътӏ инвинтӏ
pass нотӏә норә нӯтӏә нӯрә нуътӏә нуърә
ptcp npst нвәнцӏ
pst нуънәнцӏ
pass нуъмынәс

Derived terms

Guimin verbs derived from кӏэн