aβəzlem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to taste, to try (at a Mari traditional religious ceremony)
♢ t͡ɕokləʃo kugəza t͡ɕəla t͡ɕesəm aβəzla {sentence} the priest tries all the food
2. to taste, to try
♦ kot͡ɕkəʃəm aβəzlem {verb II} to taste food, to try food
3. {figuratively} to eat, to eat up, to eat voraciously
♢ nuno t͡ɕəla aβəzlenət: ɲimat koden ogətəl {sentence} they ate everything up, they didn't leave anything
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// aβəzlen kodem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// otəʃto kot͡ɕkəʃəm aβəzlen kodem {verb II} to taste food in a grove (i.e., in a Mari religious ceremony)
// aβəzlen lektam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ mo uləm məj t͡ɕəla aβəzlen lektəm {sentence} I ate everything there was
// aβəzlen nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ rβeze pørtəʃ kurʒən purəʃ da pareŋgəm t͡ɕəla aβəzlen naʎe {sentence} the boy came running into the house and ate all the potatoes
// aβəzlen ont͡ɕem {verb II} {momentary} (see above)
// melnam aβəzlen ont͡ɕem {verb II} to taste a pancake
--"PARENT"--> aβəz