ija•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to swim
♦ βy•dəʃ purəde• ija•ʃ ot tune•m {phrase} you can't learn how to swim without going into the water
♦ βyd jəma•lne ija•m {verb I} to swim underwater
♦ i•jən mo•ʃtədəmo {adjective} {noun} nonswimmer
♦ ija•ʃ tunema•m {verb I} to learn to swim
♦ ija•ʃ tyŋala•m {verb I} to start swimming
♦ tora•ʃke ija•m {verb I} to swim far out
♦ tu•pəʃto ija•m {verb I} to swim on one's back
2. to swim on, to float
♢ yj βyd ymba•lne ije•ʃ {sentence} oil floats on water
3. to sail, to navigate, to boat
♢ paroxo•d duna•jəʃte ije•ʃ {sentence} there's a steamboat going on the Danube
♦ puʃ de•ne ija•m {verb I} to row
4. {figuratively} to glide, to float, to move smoothly through the air
♢ ju•ʒəʃto izi• ləʃta•ʃ ije•ʃ {sentence} a leaf is gliding through the air
5. {figuratively} to spread
♢ ta•mle duxi• ypʃ ije•ʃ {sentence} the scent of the perfume is spreading
6. {figuratively} to flutter, to wave (flags, banners)
♢ ti•ste maʃina• ymba•lne ije•ʃ {sentence} a banner is fluttering on the car
7. {figuratively} to be bathed in, to be flooded with
♦ βo•lgədəʃto ija•m {verb I} to be brilliantly illuminated, to be flood-lit, to be bathed in light
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ i•jən βont͡ɕe•m {verb II} (across)
/ eŋe•r got͡ɕ i•jən βont͡ɕe•m {verb II} to swim across a river
/ eŋe•rəm i•jən βont͡ɕe•m {verb II} to swim across a river
/ i•jən kaje•m {verb II} (off, away)
/ βes se•rəʃ i•jən kaje•m {verb II} to swim to the other shore
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// i•jən koʃta•m {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ lu•do je•rəʃte i•jən koʃte•ʃ {sentence} the duck is swimming on the lake
// i•jən ko•ʃtʃo {adjective} drifting, floating, swimming
