ʃeləʃtam
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to break, to splinter, to split, to crack, to chap
♢ ij ʃeləʃtən {sentence} the ice cracked
2. to chop, to split
♦ pum t͡ɕəla ʃeləʃtam {verb I} to chop all the firewood
♦ toβar dene ʃeləʃtam {verb I} to chop with an ax
♦ trent͡ɕam ʃeləʃtam {verb I} to split chips
♦ ʃeləʃt jamdəlem {verb II} to chop (wood)
3. to hit, to lash, to whip, to thrash, to flog
♢ jyʃø jeŋ pelaʃəʒəm ʃeləʃteʃ {sentence} the drunken man is hitting his wife
--"STYLE"--> kərem
--"STYLE"--> lupʃem
--"STYLE"--> poɲəʒam
--"STYLE"--> pot͡ɕkem
4. {figuratively} to shoot, to fire
♦ tuʃmanəm pət͡ɕal gət͡ɕ ʃeləʃtam {verb I} to shoot a gun at enemies
5. to beat down, to pour, to lash down (e.g., rain)
♢ jyr t͡ɕot ʃeləʃteʃ {sentence} rain is pouring down
6. {figuratively} to do energetically, to do intensively, to give everything, to go all out
♦ pakt͡ɕaʃte ʃykəm ʃeləʃtam {verb I} to go all out weeding in a garden
--"STYLE"--> lupʃem
--"STYLE"--> koltem
7. {figuratively} to scold, to tell off, to criticize, to criticise (B.E.ALT), to tear to shreds
♦ iktaʒ-mogaj ʃəmləzən paʃaʒəm ʃeləʃtam {verb I} to criticize the research work of a scholar
--"STYLE"--> pot͡ɕkem
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ʃeləʃt(ən) nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// βozəʃən u romanʒəm ʃeləʃt nalam {verb I} to criticize a writer's new novel
// ʃeləʃt(ən) optem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// puəm ʃeləʃt optem {verb II} to chop wood
// ʃeləʃt(ən) puem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ulo ʃədem dene ʃeləʃt puəʃəm {sentence} I gave a lashing with all my anger
// ʃeləʃt(ən) pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// pum t͡ɕəla ʃeləʃt pətarem {verb II} to chop all the firewood
// ʃeləʃt(ən) pətem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ kidem peʃ ʃeləʃt pəten {sentence} my hands chapped all over
// ʃeləʃt(ən) ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ mlande ʃeləʃt ʃint͡ɕən {sentence} the land cracked all over
--"PARENT"--> ʃelam