покташ (-ем)
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to drive (e.g., animals somewhere)
♦ иктаж-кӧм иктаж-кушко покташ (-ем) {verb II} to drive someone somewhere
♦ имньым покташ (-ем) {verb II} to drive a horse
♦ имньым почеш покташ (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to be late
♦ кӱтӱм покташ (-ем) {verb II} to drive a herd
♦ лудым ончыко покташ (-ем) {verb II} to drive the ducks on ahead
♦ пийым покташ (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to idle, to loaf around
2. to repel, to push back, to drive back
♦ тушманым покташ (-ем) {verb II} to drive away the enemy
3. to compel, to make
♦ вес вере илаш каяш покташ (-ем) {verb II} to compel someone to move
♢ ава ятыр жап компьютер дене модын шинчыше йочам малаш поктен {sentence} to child that had been playing computer games for a long time was sent to bed by his mother
4. to drive away, to chase away, to shoo off
♦ кармым покташ (-ем) {verb II} to drive away flies
♦ шыҥам покташ (-ем) {verb II} to shoo off mosquitoes
5. to assign to, to appoint to, to call to (e.g., a task, a meeting)
♦ корно пашаш покташ (-ем) {verb II} to assign to road construction work
♦ тӱредаш покташ (-ем) {verb II} to assign to harvesting
6. to pursue, to chase after, to chase, to hunt
♦ кайыквусым покташ (-ем) {verb II} to hunt game
♦ пирым покташ (-ем) {verb II} to pursue a wolf
7. to urge on, to drive on, to hurry, to make someone do something faster
♦ пӧртым чоҥышо-влакым покташ (-ем) {verb II} to urge on house builders
8. {figuratively} to persecute, to oppress
♦ вестӱрлӧ шонымашан-влакым покташ (-ем) {verb II} to persecute dissidents
9. {figuratively} to compete with, to vie with
♦ йолташым тунеммаште покташ (-ем) {verb II} to compete with a friend in one's studies
10. {figuratively} to test rigorously, to examine rigorously, to grill
♦ чыла теме почеш покташ (-ем) {verb II} to give a rigorous test on all topics
11. {figuratively} to chase away, to chase off, to get rid of, to make go away
♦ осалым покташ (-ем) {verb II} to make the bad spirit go away
12. {figuratively} to approach, to draw near (a time, events)
♢ ийгот покта {sentence} age is catching up with me
13. {figuratively} to follow, to take turns
♢ ик шонымаш весым покта {sentence} one thought follows the next
♢ кече кечым покта {sentence} one day follows the other
14. {figuratively} to resemble, to be similar to
♢ эрге ачам покта {sentence} the son resembles his father
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ поктен кондаш (-ем) {verb II} (towards)
/ корем гыч комбым поктен кондаш (-ем) {verb II} to drive geese away from the river
/ поктен лукташ (-ам) {verb I} (out)
/ паша гыч поктен лукташ (-ам) {verb I} to dismiss, to sack, to fire
/ поктен наҥгаяш (-ем) {verb II} (away)
/ вольыкым поктен наҥгаяш (-ем) {verb II} to drive away cattle
/ поктен намияш (-ем) {verb II} (up to something)
/ шорыкым мӧҥгӧ поктен намияш (-ем) {verb II} to drive sheep home
/ поктен пурташ (-ем) {verb II} (into)
/ ушкалым вӱташ поктен пурташ (-ем) {verb II} to drive a cow into a shed
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// поктен каяш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// мераҥым поктен каяш (-ем) {verb II} to chase after the hare
// поктен колташ (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// азапым поктен колташ (-ем) {verb II} to dispel worries
// погынымашым поктен колташ (-ем) {verb II} to disperse an assembly
// поктен колтымо еҥ {noun} outcast
// тушманым поктен колташ (-ем) {verb II} to drive away the enemy
// шыҥам поктен колташ (-ем) {verb II} to shoo off mosquitoes
// уда шонымашым поктен колташ (-ем) {verb II} to banish bad thoughts from one's mind
// поктен кошташ (-ам) {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ пий пырысым поктен коштеш {sentence} the dog is chasing the cat
// поктен толаш (-ам) {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
// шорыкым поктен толаш (-ам) {verb I} to drive sheep
// поктен шуаш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above); to catch up with, to overtake
♢ поезд вараш кодмыжым поктен шуэш {sentence} the train is making up for lost time
♢ йӱр мемнам поктен шуо {sentence} the rain caught up with us