Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} unsuccessful

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ᑯᐃᑑᐴ kuituupuu [vai]
S s/he cannot find a place to sit

ᐃᔨᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ iyiyimihaau [vta]
N s/he makes the effort to do something to it (anim) but does not succeed when s/he could have

ᑯᔨᑎᐧᐋᐱᒫᐤ kuyitiwaapimaau [vta]
N s/he, it (anim) looks for her/him, it (anim) unsuccessfully

ᑯᔨᑎᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒻ kuyitiwaapihtim [vti]
N s/he, it (anim) looks for it unsuccessfully

ᑯᔨᑎᐧᐋᔨᒫᐤ kuyitiwaayimaau [vta]
N s/he, it (anim) tries to find her/him, it (anim) but is unsuccessful

ᑯᔨᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᒻ kuyitiwaayihtim [vti]
N s/he looks for it unsuccessfully

ᑯᔨᑎᐤ kuyitiu [p, manner]
N no way, unsuccessfully, not available

ᑯᐃᑐᐧᐁᔨᒣᐤ kuituweyimeu [vta]
S s/he tries to find him/her unsuccessfully

ᑯᐃᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐃᓐ kuituweyihtamuwin [ni]
S hesitation, doubt, uncertainty

ᑯᐃᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒻ kuituweyihtam [vti]
S s/he tries to find, do it unsuccessfully

ᑯᐃᑐᐧᐋᐸᒣᐤ kuituwaapameu [vta]
S s/he looks for him/her unsuccessfully

ᑯᐃᑐᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒻ kuituwaapahtam [vti]
S s/he looks for it unsuccessfully

ᑯᐃᑑᑳᐴ kuituukaapuu [vai]
S s/he cannot find a place to stand

ᑯᐃᑑᓀᐤ kuituuneu [vta]
S s/he cannot find him/her/it (anim) by feeling around, tries to find, do it unsuccessfully

ᑯᐃᑑᓇᒻ kuituunam [vti]
S s/he cannot find it by feeling around, tries to find, do it unsuccessfully

ᑯᐃᑑᓈᑯᓐ kuituunaakun [vii]
S its appearance doesn't make sense

ᑯᐃᑑᔑᒣᐤ kuituushimeu [vta]
S s/he lacks space to lay him/her/it down

ᑯᐃᑑᔑᓐ kuituushin [vai]
S s/he cannot find a place to lie down

ᑯᐃᑑᔥᑖᐤ kuituushtaau [vai+o]
S s/he cannot find a place to put it