pətarem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. {transitive} to finish, to complete, to conclude
♦ institutəm pətarem {verb II} to graduate from an institute of higher education
♦ mutəm pətarem {verb II} to finish one's speech
♦ paʃam pətarem {verb II} to finish work
♦ pisən pətarem {verb II} to finish quickly
♦ ʃkoləm pətarem {verb II} to finish school
2. to destroy, to eliminate, to eradicate
♦ bezgramotnostʲəm pətarem {verb II} to eliminate illiteracy
♦ βoʒ gənak pətarem {verb II} to eradicate
♦ βoʒge pətarem {verb II} to eradicate
♦ koʎam pətarem {verb II} to exterminate mice
♦ pyrtys motorləkəm pətarem {verb II} to destroy the beauty of nature
♦ serəʃəm pətarem {verb II} to destroy a letter
♦ sitədəmaʃəm pətarem {verb II} to eliminate shortcomings
♦ tuʃmanəm pətarem {verb II} to destroy an enemy
♦ ʃeŋgelan kodmaʃəm pətarem {verb II} to catch up with the backlog
3. to spend
♦ oksam pətarem {verb II} to spend money
4. to deplete, to exhaust, to use up
♦ jəʒəŋəm pətarem {verb II} to exhaust one's strength
♦ teməm pətarem {verb II} to exhaust a topic
♦ t͡ɕəla ʃapaʃəm pətarem {verb II} to deplete one's entire stock
5. to put a stop to, to put an end to, to abolish, to get rid of
♦ yt͡ɕaʃəmaʃəm pətarem {verb II} to put a stop to an argument
♦ ʃotdəmələkəm pətarem {verb II} to put an end to unrest
6. {transitive} to wear out
♦ keməm pətarem {verb II} to wear out boots
7. {figuratively} to exhaust, to deplete, to wear out, to bring down, to break
♢ məjəm ojgo pətara {sentence} the sorrow is bringing me down
♦ iktaʒ-køn toreʃlanəməʒəm pətarem {verb II} to break somebody's resistance
8. {in a converb construction} (marks completeness of an action, implies a certain intensity, coupled with transitive verbs)
♦ iktaʒ-mom tunem pətarem {verb II} to graduate from somewhere, to finish schooling
♦ kut͡ɕəlt pətarem {verb II} to use everything up, to spend everything
♦ puʒen pətarem {verb II} to destroy, to ruin
♦ pyt͡ɕkeden pətarem {verb II} to cut up
♦ tunem pətarem {verb II} to finish studies
♦ tylen pətarem {verb II} to pay (for everything)
♦ jurisprudent͡sijəm tunem pətarem {verb II} to graduate from law school
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// pətaren tolam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// sitədəmaʃəm pətaren tolam {verb I} to eliminate shortcomings
// pətaren ʃuem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// paʃam pətaren ʃuem {verb II} to complete the work
--"PARENT"--> pətem
