samapt'g : get a glimpse of

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she gets a glimpse of it
Gloss: get a glimpse of
Example:
Text: Wejo'tg gisiangaptmn pas'g pas gis samapt'g
Translation: He/she tries to get a look but is only able to get a glimpse of it.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: sa·map·têk
Alternate grammatical form:
amaptm — I get a glimpse of it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
samaptmeg — We get a glimpse of it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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