βolem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to descend, to come down, to go down, to sink, to fall, to move downward
♢ araka logarəʃke βola {sentence} vodka goes down the throat
♦ joləʃkem βyr βolen {phrase} my feet are swollen
♦ ʃint͡ɕaʃkem βyr βolen {phrase} my eyes are bloodshot
♦ βelosiped dene kurək gət͡ɕ βolem {verb II} to go down a mountain on a bike
♦ βyd pundaʃke βolem {verb II} to sink to the ground (of a body of water)
♦ jer pundaʃke βolem {verb II} to sink to the bottom of the lake
2. to descend (planes, birds, clouds, etc.)
♢ samoʎot erkən βolaʃ tyŋaʎe {sentence} the plane slowly started descending
♢ samoʎot t͡ɕoŋeʃten βola {sentence} the plane is landing
3. to fall, to fall to the ground
♢ lombəgit͡ɕke sajən kymeke mlandəʃke βola {sentence} when completely ripe, bird cherries fall to the ground
4. to slip, to slip off from
♢ jot͡ɕa jaklaka pyken gət͡ɕ kyβar ymbake βola {sentence} the child slips off the smooth chair onto the floor
5. to collapse
♢ toʃto mont͡ɕa βolen {sentence} the old sauna collapsed
6. to sink, to sink into
♦ βoʒəlmaʃeʃ rok pundaʃke βolem {verb II} {set phrase} to sink into the ground out of shame
♢ jyr pot͡ɕeʃ pasuʃto oʃkəlaʃ peʃ jøsø: jol t͡ɕotak βola {sentence} it's hard to walk in the field after rain - one's feet sink into the ground
♢ pørt mlandəʃke βolen {sentence} the house settled on the ground
7. to settle on the ground (snow)
♢ lum βolen {sentence} the snow settled on the ground
8. to move downstream, to drift down a river
♦ eŋer pot͡ɕeʃ βolem {verb II} to drift down a river
9. to become lower, to decrease, to drop, to fall (prices, grades, quantities, temperature, etc.)
♢ ak βola {sentence} prices are falling
♢ oksan akʃe βola {sentence} money is losing its value
♢ iləʃ uroβeɲ βola {sentence} the standard of living is falling
♢ gradusnik βola {sentence} the temperature is dropping
♢ ʃykʃø otmetkəlan køra məjən kuməlem βolen {sentence} my mood was spoiled by a bad grade
♦ kum teŋgelan βolem {verb II} to become cheaper by three rubles
10. to become sunken (eyes)
♢ ojgərəmem dene ʃint͡ɕamat βolen {sentence} my worries gave me sunken eyes
11. to concede, to yield, to go under (in price negotiations)
♢ ik ərlanat uʒaləmaʃte om βolo {sentence} I won't go down by even one kopeck
12. to get off (a means of transportation), to alight from (B.E.)
♦ aβtobus gət͡ɕ βolem {verb II} to get off the bus
♦ imɲe ymbat͡ɕ βolem {verb II} to dismount from a horse, to get off a horse
♦ pojezd gət͡ɕ βolem {verb II} to get off a train
13. to emerge, to appear (hernia, a cow's stomach before birth)
♦ tudlan pøʃər βolen {phrase} (s)he has a hernia
♦ myʃkər βolen {phrase} (the cow's) stomach is hanging low (indicating that birth is imminent)
14. {figuratively} to start to flow (milk)
♢ t͡ɕerle jeŋən aza əʃtəmekʃat t͡ɕəze ʃørʒø ok βolo {sentence} even after having a baby, a sick woman won't have any milk
15. {figuratively} to let oneself go, to go to seed
♢ t͡ɕəla ʃotəʃtat saj rβeze erkən dene βola {sentence} in all regards, this good boy is slowly going to seed
16. {in a converb construction} (expressing a downward movement, coupled with intransitive verbs)
♦ kurʒən βolem {verb II} to run down
♦ munt͡ɕalten βolem {verb II} to roll down
♦ nuʃkən βolem {verb II} to crawl down, to creep down
♦ pørdən βolem {verb II} to roll down
♦ tørʃten βolem {verb II} to jump down
♦ t͡ɕoŋeʃten βolem {verb II} to fly down
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ βolen βozam {verb I} to fall, to drop
♢ maske βolen βozeʃ {sentence} the mask is falling off
/ kid gət͡ɕ βolen βozam {verb I} to fall out of one's hands
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// βolen kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// t͡ɕonem jolβundaʃəʃ βolen kajəʃ {phrase} my heart sank into my boots
// jəʒəŋ jolβundaʃkem βolen kajəʃ {phrase} I lost my strength
// puʃkədo tøʃakəʃte βolen kajem {verb II} to fall onto a soft feather bed
// βolen kodam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// aβtobus gət͡ɕ ostanoβkeʃ βolen kodam {verb I} to get off a bus at the stop
// βolen ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} {perfective} (see above); to land (aircraft)
♢ samoʎot βolen ʃint͡ɕeʃ {sentence} the plane is landing
// kajək puʃeŋge ukʃəʃko βolen ʃint͡ɕeʃ {noun} the bird alights on a branch
// βolen ʃogalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// laβəraʃke βolen ʃogalam {verb I} to step in the mud
