apatte'mat / apatte'mat : win back a loss

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she wins back

Gloss: win back a loss

Example:

Text: Apatte'mat ugsuliewe'm. / Apatte'mat uksuliewe'm.

Translation: He/She wins back his/her money (for himself/herself).

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: a·bat·tee·mat

Alternate grammatical form:

apatte'mai / apatte'mai — I win back my losses — (first person singular animate)

apatte'maieg / apatte'maieg — We win back our losses — (first person dual exclusive animate)

apatte'ma'tieg / apatte'ma'tieg — We win back our losses — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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