kərem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to beat, to hit, to strike, to pound
♦ βyr jogəmeʃ kərem {verb II} to beat bloody
♦ iktaʒ-køm kərem {verb II} to beat somebody
♦ iktaʒ-køm tupʃo gət͡ɕ kərem {verb II} to hit somebody in the back
♦ kəren ʃalatem {verb II} to smash, to smash up
♦ muʃkəndo dene ysteləm kərem {verb II} to pound the table with one's fist
2. {figuratively} to beat, to defeat
♦ tuʃmanəm kərem {verb II} to defeat the enemy
♦ tuʃmanəm kəren ʃalatem {verb II} to defeat the enemy
3. to knock
♦ omsam kərem {verb II} to knock on a door
4. to drive in
♦ iktaʒ-mom mlandəʃke kərem {verb II} to drive something into the ground
♦ iktaʒ-mom rokəʃko kərem {verb II} to drive something into the ground
♦ sβajəm kərem {verb II} to drive in a pile, to drive in a post
5. to beat, to flap (wings)
♢ kombo ʃuldərʒəm kəra {sentence} the goose is flapping its wings
6. to beat (heart)
♢ ʃymʒø ʃuen kəra {sentence} his/her heart is beating erratically
7. to thresh (grain)
♦ urʒam kərem {verb II} to thresh rye
8. to clap, to applaud
♦ kidəm kərem {verb II} to clap one's hands
9. to beat (e.g., with twigs, in sauna)
♦ tumo βəɲək den kərem {verb II} to beat with an oak whisk
10. to make (bricks)
♦ joʃkar kermət͡ɕəm kərem {verb II} to make red bricks
11. to strike (clock)
♢ ʃagat kumətəm kəra {sentence} the clock strikes three
♢ lu ʃagatəm kərəʃ {sentence} the clock struck ten
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ kəren luktam {verb I} (out)
♢ sur agətan t͡ɕəβe kaʃak gət͡ɕ joʃkar agətanəm kəren lukto {sentence} the gray rooster drove the red one away from the hens
/ kəren purtem {verb II} (into)
/ iktaʒ-mom mlandəʃke kəren purtem {verb II} to drive something into the ground
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kəren kodem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ʃolem ʃurnəβet͡ɕəm kəren koden {sentence} the hail beat down the cornfield
// kəren optem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ jyr ʃurnəm kəren opten {sentence} the rain beat down the grain
// kəren pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ pørjeŋ palədəme jeŋəm kəren pətaren {sentence} the man beat up the stranger
// kəren pəʃtem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// t͡ɕəβe munəm kot͡ɕʃo pijəm kəren pəʃtem {verb II} to beat the dog that ate the eggs
// kəren ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// koləʃtdəmo jot͡ɕam kəren ʃəndem {verb II} to beat a disobedient child
