mattaqte'g : pluck / tug (a string) / pull (a string) / jerk (a string)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she plucks it (guitar)
Gloss: pluck
Gloss: tug (a string)
Gloss: pull (a string)
Gloss: jerk (a string)
Example:
Text: Gesigawmattaqte'g na etligtu'muet.
Translation: The musician is really playing hard.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: mat·tahk·teeg
Alternate grammatical form:
mattaqte'm — I pluck it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
mattaqte'meg — We pluck it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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