ch'ubael

Phonetic

[t͡ʃʼu.ba.ˈel]

English: Translation

To wipe or clean the house

Spanish: Translation

Arreglar o limpiar la casa

Part of Speech

transitive verb

Semantic Domain

Physical Actions

Cleanliness and hygiene

Household

Example Sentence

Sk'an ch'ubael lek li nae yu'un ta xtal li juntote.

English: Example Sentence

I need to clean the house up because my uncle is coming.

Spanish: Example Sentence

Necesito arreglar bien la casa porque viene mi tío.

Dialect

San Andrés Larrainzar

Morphology

ch'uba + -el

Notes

Incompletivo Completivo

1ra Ta jch'uba Laj jch'uba

2da Ta xach'uba Laj ach'uba

3ra Ta sch'uba Laj sch'uba

1ra (p., incl.) Ta jch'ubatik Laj jch'ubatik

1ra (p., excl.) Ta jch'ubakutik Laj jch'ubakutik

2da (p.) Ta xach'ubaik Laj ach'ubaik

3ra (p.) Ta sch'ubaik Laj sch'ubaik

Source

diccionario-tzotzil-de-san-andres-con-variaciones-dialectales-1978