Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᐁᑎ S

eti

preverb

begin to (changed form of ati, used with conjunct verbs)

commencer à (forme changée de ati, utilisée avec des verbes au conjonctif)

Ex:

ᓂᒌ ᓂᑑᐱᒧᐦᑌᓈᓐ ᐁᑎ ᐅᑖᑯᔑᒡ᙮

nichii nituupimuhtenaan eti utaakushich.

We went for a walk in the evening.

Nous sommes allés nous promener dans la soirée.

ᐁᑎ ᒫᑐᑦ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᐁ ᐋᐱᑦ᙮

eti maatut anit-h e aapit.

Then she began to cry as she sat there.

Alors elle s'est mise à pleurer, assise là.

begin (N:3 S:6)

commencer (N:19 S:14)