maqanat : outwitted / baffled by situation

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is outwitted
Gloss: outwitted
Gloss: baffled by situation
Example:
Text: Nitap we'gwimaqanat gespu'tuteg, negm ne'gaw telta'sit mawinta'atnat.
Translation: My friend was really baffled when he was defeated at checkers, he always thought that he was the best player.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ma·hga·nat
Alternate grammatical form:
maqanei — I'm baffled the by situation — (first person singular animate)
maqaneig — we are baffled by the situation — (first person dual exclusive animate)

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