He catches a lot.
Qex̲ te sxélches means ‘He catches a lot’ .
Literally it means ‘Much (is) his catch.’
Vocabulary and Pronunciation
- qex̲ – much, many, a lot
- te – the
- sxélcha – catch, what you caught
- -s – possessive marker, indicates that some third person (not me or you) possesses the catch
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
Structure notes
The structure of this phrase is as follows:
- Note that there is no word equivalent to ‘is’. Tense is understood from context, in this sentence.
- The -s ending here indicates that a third person (not me or you) possesses the ‘catch’, but it does not say who the possessor is explicitly. ‘He‘ is understood from context. In other contexts the same phrase could mean ‘She catches a lot‘, though only if ‘she‘ is understood from context.
- You could also specify ‘he/him‘ explicitly, like this: Qex̲ te sxélches tútl’o – He catches a lot (tútl’o = ‘he‘)
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