шымата•ш (-ем) [1]
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to comfort, to console
♦ ойга•н йолташӱ•дырым шымата•ш (-ем) {verb II} to console a sorrowful girlfriend
2. to sleep with, to have sex with
♢ пӧръе•ҥ пела•шыжым шымата• {sentence} the man is having sex with his wife
3. to entertain, to amuse
♦ икта•ж-кӧм йокро•к го•дым шымата•ш (-ем) {verb II} to entertain someone when they are bored
4. to smooth, to smooth out
♦ това•ҥше ӱ•пым шымата•ш (-ем) {verb II} to smooth out one's tangled hair
5. {figuratively} to caress, to arouse a pleasant feeling
♢ сай му•ро пы•лышым шымата• {sentence} a good song caresses the ear
6. {figuratively} to coddle, to pamper, to treat well
♢ изиэ•м го•дым и•лыш мы•йым шымате•н о•гыл {sentence} life didn't treat me well when I was a child
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// шымате•н нала•ш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// шо•ртшо йоча•м шымате•н нала•ш (-ам) {verb I} to comfort a crying child