епэсын

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [japasən]

Verb

епэсын • (jepɛsən) (transitive)

1. to consider somebody worthy of; to esteem worthy of

   Лӏыр зепэсыжьырэп къыздэгущыӏэнэу

   Lˢʼər zepɛsəźərɛp qəzdɛgʷuśəʼɛnɛwu

   The man doesn't consider himself talking to me worthy.

   Сшы ӏофымкӏэ а лӏым епэсырэп, ащ пае ӏаеу дэгущыӏэ

   Sšə ʼwofəmkʼɛ a lˢʼəm jepɛsərɛp, aś paje ʼajewu dɛgʷuśəʼɛ

   My brother in work, don't consider that man worthy, thus he talks to him rudely.

2. to have expectations of somebody to be; to view somebody in a particular way

   Еспэсыгъэп лӏыр ӏофымкӏэ ерагъэу къычӏэкӏынэу

   Jespɛsəğɛp lˢʼər ʼwofəmkʼɛ jerağɛwu qəĉʼɛkʼənɛwu

   I did not expect the man to turn out to be weak in the work.

   А цӏыфым бэ еспэсырэ

   A cʼəfəm bɛ jespɛsərɛ

   I expect a lot from that person.

   Ащ ӏофы дэгъу ышӏэнэу еспэсырэп

   Aś ʼwofə dɛğʷu əšʼɛnɛwu jespɛsərɛp

   I do not expect that person to do a good job.

   Ара къысэппэсырэ? Ащ нахь дэгъоу укъызхэплъэрэба?

   Ara qəsɛppɛsərɛ? Aś naḥ dɛğʷowu wuqəzxɛplˢɛrɛba?

   Is that what you expect from me? Don't you view me as better than that?