кэрэхсэт

Causative of кэрэхсээ (kereqsee).

кэрэхсэт • (kereqset)

1. (transitive) to interest, to arouse interest, to attract attention

   Synonym: абылаа (abılaa, “to beguile, to bewitch, to fascinate”)

   бу этии дьону кэрэхсэттэ

   bu etii jonu kereqsette

   this speech attracted the attention of the public

2. to be respected, to be honored

When translating, note that in this case "attention" is not a separate word. Thus, the accusative (which marks the direct object) is used to indicate whose attention is attracted.

• кэрэхсэбил (kereqsebil, “interest, attention, respect”)