ilem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to live, to be alive
♦ kuze ilet? {phrase} how are you? how are you doing?
♦ tau, ilem {phrase} thanks, I'm fine
♦ ilem erkən-erkən {phrase} I'm alright
♦ ilen lijən {phrase} once upon a time, there once was, there once lived
♦ ilen ulmaʃ {phrase} once upon a time, there once was, there once lived
♦ ilenət ulmaʃ {phrase} once upon a time, there once was, there once lived
♦ iktaʒ-kuze ilem {verb II} to live from something
♦ iktaʒ-mogaj jønəm muən ilem {verb II} to live from something
♦ ilaʃ ørkanem {verb II} {set phrase} to die
♦ ilaʃ sitəʃe oksa {noun} minimum of subsistence, living wage
♦ ilaʃ sitəʃe sredstβa {noun} provisions, means of subsistence
♦ ilen tolaʃem {verb II} to exist
♦ iləʃaʃ ket͡ɕəm ʃuktem {verb II} {set phrase} to die, to depart life
♦ jorlən ilem {verb II} to live in poverty
♦ jøn gət͡ɕ jønəʃkø ilem {verb II} to make the best of an opportunity, to take the occasion
♦ jønəm kut͡ɕəʃtən ilem {verb II} to make the best of an opportunity, to take the occasion
♦ liʃəl rodo gaj ilem {verb II} to live like close relatives
♦ ojgəm paləde ilem {verb II} to live without knowing grief
♦ ʃagal ilem {verb II} to live little, not to live much
2. to live, to reside
♢ məj joʃkar-olaʃte ilem {sentence} I live in Yoshkar-Ola
♢ təʃte tudo kurəmʒo mut͡ɕko ilen {sentence} (s)he spent his/her entire life here
♦ jeʃ dene ilem {verb II} to live with a family, to have a family
♦ ilen koʃtam {verb I} to live in different places, to relocate frequently
♦ pørtəʃtø ʃket ilem {verb II} to live alone in the house
♦ ʃket ilem {verb II} to live alone
♦ jaləʃte ilem {verb II} to live in the coutryside
3. to inhabit, to populate
♢ rosːijəʃte ʃuko tyrlø kalək ila {sentence} Russia is home to many different peoples
♦ ilaʃ βeraŋam {verb I} to inhabit
♦ ilaʃ kusnem {verb II} to relocate
♦ ilaʃ kusnəʃo {noun} settler
4. to be found, to dwell, to live
♢ pyjaʃte karp-βlak ilat {sentence} there are carps in the pool
♦ t͡ɕodəra loŋgaʃte ilem {verb II} to dwell in the thick of the forest
5. to live as, to work as
♦ ɲaɲke lijən ilem {verb II} to work as nannies
♦ tarze lijən ilem {verb II} to live as workers, to live as farmhands
6. {figuratively} to be, to be alive, to survive, to remain (thoughts, feelings, etc.)
♢ yʃan ila {sentence} there is hope, hope survives
7. {in a converb construction} (expressing a lengthy process)
♦ βut͡ɕen ilem {verb II} to wait, to wait around
♦ kuanen ilem {verb II} to be happy, to be glad, to rejoice
♦ ʃarnen ilem {verb II} never to forget
♦ ʃonen ilem {verb II} to think over, to ponder
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ilen kodam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ təʃte kugəʒa gaj iləʃəm ilen kodam {sentence} I live the life of a king here
// ilen lektam {verb I} {perfective} (see above); to survive
// ilen lektaʃ jøn {noun} {biology} habitat
♢ tudo t͡ɕer det͡ɕ βara ilen lektən {sentence} (s)he pulled through after the illness
// sarəm ilen lektam {verb I} to survive a war
// ilen ʃuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ erla marte ilen ok ʃu {sentence} (s)he won't see tomorrow
// ilen ʃuktem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ məj ʃonem: indeʃle ijəm ilen ʃuktem {sentence} I think I will live to be ninety
// ilen ertarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ təʃte tudo ʃke iləʃəʒəm ilen ertaren {sentence} (s)he spent his/her life here
