tesét

to approach, to go up to

Tesét means ‘to approach’, ‘to go up to’, or ‘come near to’.

For example:  

• Tesétes tútl’o te stó:les. – ‘He went up to his wife.’
• Teséthox – ‘Come near me’.
  

Pronunciation

Tesét sounds like tuh-SITT.  Note that the emphasis or stress is on the second syllable.

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips

Related words

Some other words related to tesét are:

• tés – to approach, go up to (this is a less specific form; if you are talking about approaching a specific person or thing, then you would use tesét).
• teséstexw – to bring (literally ‘to cause to  come close’)
• stetís – near