nattesg'g : go after / chase / try to catch

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she goes after it
Gloss: go after
Gloss: chase
Gloss: try to catch
Example:
Text: Malia'n nattesg'g espe'teg gina'masuti.
Translation: Mary Ann is aiming for higher education.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: nat·tes·kêk
Alternate grammatical form:
nattesgm — I go chasing it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
nattelmeg — We go chasing it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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