βont͡ɕem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to cross, to go over, to walk through, to cross through, to go through ♦ kornəm βont͡ɕem {verb II} to cross a road
♦ kup got͡ɕ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to cross the swamp
♦ kurəkəm βont͡ɕem {verb II} to cross the mountains
♦ umʃa gət͡ɕ umʃaʃke βont͡ɕem {verb II} {set phrase} to spread from mouth to mouth, to be in everyone's mouth
♦ urem got͡ɕ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to cross a street
♦ ureməm βont͡ɕem {verb II} to cross a street
♦ t͡ɕekəm βont͡ɕem {verb II} to cross the border
2. to climb over, to step over, to cross over ♦ londem got͡ɕ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to step over a threshold
♦ pərɲa got͡ɕ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to step over a log
♦ saβar got͡ɕ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to climb over a fence
3. to move on, to proceed (to something else, e.g., a new topic) ♦ ik paʃa gət͡ɕ βesəʃke βont͡ɕem {verb II} to move from one matter to another
4. to change, to switch (to a different course, etc.) ♦ βes paʃaʃ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to change jobs
♦ kumʃo kursəʃ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to enter the third year (at university)
5. to pass over to, to be passed on to, to come into somebody else's possession ♢ pogo βesən kidəʃ βont͡ɕa {sentence} the property is being passed over to somebody else
♦ at͡ɕa det͡ɕ ergəlan βont͡ɕem {verb II} to be passed down from father to son
♦ βesən pogəʃko βont͡ɕem {verb II} to come into somebody else's possession
6. to be passed on, to be transmitted ♢ tide jyla ik tukəm gət͡ɕ βesəʃ βont͡ɕa {sentence} this custom is passed on from generation to generation
♢ məjən toʃto βurgemem ʃyʒaremlan βont͡ɕa {sentence} my old clothes are handed down to my sister
7. to reach, to cross, to exceed (an age, a time, a measure) ♢ tudo uʒe kudlo ijəm βont͡ɕen {sentence} (s)he's already over sixty
♦ palemdəme srokəm βont͡ɕem {verb II} to miss a deadline
♢ rβeze jot͡ɕa sadəʃ koʃtmo ʒap got͡ɕ βont͡ɕen {sentence} the boy became too old to go to kindergarten
8. to go over to ♦ ik projektəm koʃartəmeke βesəʃ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to go over to a different project after the completion of the first
9. to become, to change into ♦ motor print͡sesːəʃ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to become a princess
10. to change, to go over to (manner of life) ♦ taza iləʃəʃ βont͡ɕem {verb II} to start living a healthy life
11. {in a converb construction} (used to mark directionality across or over something, coupled with intransitive verbs) ♦ ijən βont͡ɕem {verb II} to swim across, to swim over
♦ kurʒən βont͡ɕem {verb II} to run across, to run over
♦ nuʃkən βont͡ɕem {verb II} to crawl across, to crawl over
♦ tørʃten βont͡ɕem {verb II} to jump across, to jump over
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// βont͡ɕen kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// lakəm βont͡ɕen kajem {verb II} to cross over a hole, to jump over a hole
// βont͡ɕen koʃtam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
// ureməm βont͡ɕen koʃtam {verb I} to cross the street