епэсын

епэсын

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [japasən]

Verb

епэсын • (epăsən) (transitive)

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

   Лӏыр зепэсыжьырэп къыздэгущыӏэнэу

   Ḷər zepăsəž̍ərăp qəzdăg°š̍əʾănăw

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

   Сшы ӏофымкӏэ а лӏым епэсырэп, ащ пае ӏаеу дэгущыӏэ

   Sšə ʾofəmč̣̍ă ā ḷəm epăsərăp, āš̍ pāe ʾāew dăg°š̍əʾă

   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

   Espăsəġăp ḷər ʾofəmč̣̍ă erāġăw qəč̣ăč̣̍ənăw

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

   А цӏыфым бэ еспэсырэ

   Ā c̣əfəm bă espăsəră

   I expect a lot from that person.

   Ащ ӏофы дэгъу ышӏэнэу еспэсырэп

   Āš̍ ʾofə dăġ° əṣ̂ănăw espăsərăp

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

   Ара къысэппэсырэ? Ащ нахь дэгъоу укъызхэплъэрэба?

   Ārā qəsăppăsəră? Āš̍ nāḥ dăġow wqəzxăpłărăbā?

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