optemː
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to put, to place, to lay, to set
♢ məj knigam ystembak optem {sentence} I put books on the table
♦ kysenəʃke optem {verb II} to put in a pocket
♦ munəm optem {verb II} to lay eggs (insect)
♦ opten puem {verb II} to serve
♦ optəʃəm optem {verb II} to set a snare
♦ tarelkəʃke optem {verb II} to put on a plate
♦ t͡ɕemodanəʃke optem {verb II} to put into a suitcase
♦ jaʃləkəʃke iktaʒ-mom optem {verb II} to put something into a box
2. to build (e.g., from stones, bricks)
♦ koŋgam puʒen optem {verb II} to reassemble a stove
♦ pørtəm optem {verb II} to build a bouse
♦ pəʒaʃəm optem {verb II} to build a nest; {set phrase} to settle down
♦ pərdəʒəm optem {verb II} to build a wall
3. {transitive} to pile up, to heap up
♦ oksam iktaʒ-molan optem {verb II} to raise a sum for something, to get money together for something
♦ oram əʃten optem {verb II} to pile up in a heap
4. to load, to lade
♦ pareŋgəm optem {verb II} to load potatoes
♦ pum optem {verb II} to load wood
5. {transitive} to pour
♦ βydəm optem {verb II} to pour water; to water (plants)
♦ jəraŋəʃ βydəm optem {verb II} to water a bed
♦ keʃərəʃ βydəm optem {verb II} to water carrots
♦ ʃyraʃəm optem {verb II} to pour groats
♦ pursam optem {verb II} to pour peas
6. to pour down (rain)
♢ jyr opta {sentence} rain is pouring down
7. {in a converb construction} (denotes speedy, intense and completed actions, paired with transitive verbs)
♦ kəren optem {verb II} to beat up
♦ əʃten optem {verb II} to churn out
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ opten nalam {verb I} (out)
♢ lu litr ʃørəm kodəʃəm, moləʒəm opten naʎəm {sentence} I left ten liters of milk, I poured off the rest
/ ʃədaŋəm meʃak gət͡ɕ opten nalam {verb I} to pour wheat out of a bag
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// opten kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to carry off, to walk away with, to take in
♢ uʒaləʃe jatər oksam opten kajen {sentence} the seller took in a lot of money
// trubam opten kajem {verb II} to lay a pipe
// opten kodem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// pølekəm opten kodem {verb II} to put down a present
// opten koltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// βedraʃ oʃmam opten koltem {verb II} to fill a bucket with sand
// opten ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ βot͡ɕkəʃko βydəm opten ʃəndəme {sentence} the barrel was filled with water