maqana'latl :: outwit / embarrass -- Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online

maqana'latl

Part of Speech: verb animate transitive

Pronunciation Guide: ma·hga·naa·la·dêl

Translation: He/she outwits him/her

Meanings:

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Ge's wejo'tmi'tij gi'gassinew, awna gitg maqana'lsijig.
Translation: As they try to out do each other, instead they outwitted themselves.
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Alternate Grammatical Forms:

maqana'l'g -- I outwit him/her -- (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
maqana'lul -- I outwit you -- (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
maqana'lit -- He/she outwits me -- (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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