Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} grab

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ᒫᑯᓈᐤ maakunaau [vta]
N s/he grabs him/her, presses her/him using his/her hand

ᑳᐦᒋᒋᐱᑖᐤ kaahchichipitaau [vta]
N s/he grabs onto her/him, it (anim) as s/he, it (anim) goes by

ᒫᑯᓂᒧᐧᐋᐤ maakunimuwaau [vta]
N s/he holds her/him, it (anim) for someone, manages to get it for someone

ᒫᑯᓂᒻ maakunim [vti]
N s/he grabs, presses it

ᓂᐧᐃᒋᐱᑎᒻ niwichipitim [vti]
N s/he grabs it as it goes by

ᓂᐧᐃᒋᐱᑖᐤ niwichipitaau [vta]
N s/he grabs her/him, it (anim) as s/he, it (anim) goes by

ᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᐱᑎᒻ niskiwaapitim [vti]
N s/he grabs at it as it goes by

ᓯᒋᐧᑳᐱᑖᐤ sichikwaapitaau [vta]
N s/he grabs her/him, it (anim) around the neck

ᐸᑎᓀᐤ patineu [vta]
S s/he misses grabbing, catching it (anim)

ᐸᑎᓇᒻ patinam [vti]
S s/he misses grabbing, catching it

ᒋᔔᓀᐤ chishuuneu [vta]
S s/he makes him/her angry by grabbing him/her as if to fight him/her

ᒫᑯᓀᐤ maakuneu [vta]
S s/he grabs him/her, puts him/her in jail

ᒫᑯᓂᒧᐧᐁᐤ maakunimuweu [vta]
S s/he grabs it for someone

ᒫᑯᓇᒻ maakunam [vti]
S s/he grabs it

ᓅᒋᐱᑌᐤ nuuchipiteu [vta]
S s/he grabs him/her as he/she goes by

ᓅᒋᐱᑕᒻ nuuchipitam [vti]
S s/he grabs it as it goes by

ᓇᐅᒋᐱᑌᐤ nauchipiteu [vta]
S s/he grabs him/her as he/she goes by

ᓇᐅᒋᐱᑕᒻ nauchipitam [vti]
S s/he grabs it as it goes by

ᓈᓅᓱᓇᒻ naanuusunam [vti]
S s/he grabs at it as it goes by

ᓰᐦᑎᓀᐤ siihtineu [vta]
S s/he grabs it (anim) tightly, s/he tightens it (anim) by hand

ᓰᐦᑎᓇᒻ siihtinam [vti]
S s/he tightens it by hand, s/he grabs it tightly

ᓴᒋᓯᑌᓀᐤ sachisiteneu [vta]
S s/he catches, grabs him/her/it (anim) by the foot using her/his hand