naqs'tesg'g : makes the distance in a short time / travels quickly

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she makes the distance in a short time
Gloss: makes the distance in a short time
Gloss: travels quickly
Example:
Text: Naqs'tesg'g na ula nipugtug wejiet.
Translation: It didn't take him/her very long to go to the woods and back.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: nahk·sê·des·kêk
Alternate grammatical form:
naqs'tesgm — I make the distance in a short time — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
naqs'tesgmeg — We make the distance in a short time — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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