me'ga'teget : overdo / do more than expected / show off

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she overdoes something
Gloss: overdo
Gloss: do more than expected
Gloss: show off
Example:
Text: Tio'tis teluet Pita'q Ugju'sn mawinta'me'ga'teget.
Translation: Tio'tis says that Pita'q Ugju'sn likes to overdo things.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: mee·gaa·de·get
Alternate grammatical form:
me'ga'tegei — I overdo — (first person singular animate)
me'ga'tegeieg — We overdo — (first person dual exclusive animate)
mega'tega'tieg — We overdo — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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