todam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to weave, to braid, to plait
♦ jədaləm todam {verb I} to weave bast shoes
♦ komdəm todam {verb I} to weave a basket
♦ korziŋgam todam {verb I} to weave a basket
♦ pet͡ɕəm todam {verb I} to weave a fence, to make a wattle fence
♦ eŋəreməʃβotəm todam {verb I} to spin a web (spider); {set phrase} to spin a web of intrigue
2. {transitive} to bend, to bend into a certain shape
♦ ukʃəm joŋeʒlan todam {verb I} to bend a branch for a bow
3. to tie, to bind
♦ kəltam todam {verb I} to tie a sheaf
4. {transitive} to prepare, to make (e.g., brooms)
♦ βəɲəkəm todam {verb I} to make brooms
5. {figuratively} to take, to sweep away, to destroy, to overcome, to overpower
♢ sar ʃuko kaləkəm todən {sentence} the war swept many lives away
6. {figuratively} to gobble up, to eat
♦ olmam pot͡ɕela todam {verb I} to gobble up one apple after the other
7. {linguistics} to conjugate
♦ glagoləm todam {verb I} to conjugate a verb
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// todən ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// t͡ɕot gəna todən ʃəndem {verb II} to eat a great deal