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whuch'a

whu•ch'a

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CONJ

against, lest

With the meaning of ‟lest” the verb of the subordinate clause must be in the optative. With a non-optative verb it means ‟against”, though this will not always be the most felicitious English translation. This is the postposition ch'a ‟against” with the areal prefix.

Examples

(1)

Nghoo	doolhjut	whuch'a	toonaingus.
your teeth	it may decay	lest	you (1) clean
Brush your teeth lest they decay.

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(2)

S̲kui	oonen	dunultalh	'et	whuch'a	dzen	tot̲s̲uk	beznullhoh	be	nustloh.
child	his face	it [n-class] is chapped	that	against [wh-class object]	day	every	cream	by means of	I rub
Because the child's face is chapped I rub it each day with cream.

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(3)

Ndulhcho	noluz	whuch'a	boos	ooghez	hanindle.
all over	he may spray around	lest	cat	his testicles	you (1) remove [mdo]
Neutre your cat lest he spray all over.

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Related Words: Conjunctions

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