gesgutesg'g : just in time / get there on time before it departs / get there on time just before it starts

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she gets there on time before it departs/starts
Gloss: just in time
Gloss: get there on time before it departs
Gloss: get there on time just before it starts
Example:
Text: Ulagu gesgutesgmeg train.
Translation: Yesterday we were on time for the train.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ges·ku·des·kêk
Alternate grammatical form:
gesgutesgm — I get there on time before it departs — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gesgutesgmeg — We get there on time before it departs — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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