кэпсэт

Yakut

Etymology

Causative of кэпсээ (kepsee), the idea being that in a conversation, people "make" each other talk.

Verb

кэпсэт • (kepset)

  1. to talk to or with, to converse with
    кими кытта кэпсэттиҥ? ― kimi kıtta kepsettiŋ? ― who did you (sg.) speak with?
    сахалыы кэпсэтэллэр ― saxalıı kepseteller ― they spoke Yakut
    киһи кэпсэтэн билсэр ― kihi kepseten bilser ― people get to know each other by talking
  2. to collude, to conspire, to negotiate
    сарсын көрсөргө кэпсэттибит ― sarsın körsörgö kepsettibit ― we agreed to meet tomorrow

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