kəldalta•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to be tied up
♢ pij kəlda•ltən, ida• lyd {sentence} the dog is tied up, don't be afraid
2. to be in contact
♢ memna•n de•ne kəlda•ltsa {sentence} contact us
3. to be connected
♢ mari•j ka•ləkən i•ləʃəʒe oʒnəse•k pyrty•s de•ne kəlda•ltən {sentence} the life of the Mari people has long been connected with nature
♢ ʃu•ko ly•mlø je•ŋən i•ləʃəʒe joʃka•r-ola• de•ne kəlda•ltən {sentence} the lives of many famous people were connected with Yoshkar-Ola
♦ i•kte-βe•se de•ne kəldaltde• {adverb} without connections
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kəlda•lt tola•m {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ ma•rij jə•lme ku•rəm godse•k ty•rlø-ty•rlø jə•lme de•ne βaʃ kəlda•lt to•lən {sentence} the Mari language has been in contact with many different languages for centuries
// kəlda•lt ʃint͡ɕa•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ məj ʃke ʃo•t͡ɕmo βerəʃke•m kəlda•lt ʃint͡ɕəna•m {sentence} I remained connected with my native village
// kəlda•lt ʃoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
// kəlda•lt ʃogəma•ʃ {noun} connection
♢ isto•rik den jə•lməze ere• βaʃ-βaʃ kəlda•lt ʃoga•t {sentence} historians and linguists are in inseparable contact
--"PARENT"--> kəlde•m
