чэтхъэн

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʼatχan]

Verb

чэтхъэн • (čɛtχɛn) (^??? please indicate transitivity!)

1. to tear to shreds

   Тхылъыпӏэр мэкӏатхъэ — The paper is being torn.

   Кӏалэм тхьапэр екӏатхъэ — The boy is tearing the paper.

2. to rip something apart

   Кӏалэм иджынэ мэкӏэтхъагъ — The boy's shirt is ripped apart.

   Кӏэлэцӏыкӏум джанэхэр ыкӏатхъэх — The little boy is ripping the shirts apart.

Synonyms

• кьэтхъэн (kʲɛtχɛn) (Shapsug dialect)