pədalam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to stand up for, to defend, to protect
♦ iktaʒ-køm iktaʒ-mo det͡ɕ pədalam {verb I} to protect someone from something
♦ pədal ojlem {verb II} to speak out in defense
♦ pədalaʃ tøt͡ɕem {verb II} to try to defend
♦ pədalən kugeʃnəʃe {adjective} condescending, patronizing
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// pədal(ən) kodem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tunəktəʃo tunemʃəm pədal koda {sentence} the teacher is defending the pupil
// pədal(ən) nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ izaʒe ʃoʎəʒəm pədal naleʃ {sentence} the older brother defends his little brother
// pədal(ən) ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kugərak izirakəm pədal ʃoga {sentence} the elder person defends the younger one