kuʃkam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to grow
♢ ola kuʃkeʃ {sentence} the city is growing
♦ kunam kuʃkat {phrase} when you're grown up, when you're old enough
♦ toʃto korneʃ ʃudo ok kuʃ {phrase} grass does not grow on a beaten track
♦ βijan kuʃkam {verb I} to grow quickly
♦ kuʃkən leβedaltam {verb I} to be overgrown
♦ kuʃkən ʃarlem {verb II} to grow wild, to luxuriate
♦ kyʃkø kuʃkam {verb I} to grow tall, to shoot up
♦ peʃ kuʃkam {verb I} to grow a lot, to grow out of one's clothes
♦ sajən kuʃkam {verb I} to keep growing
2. {figuratively} to develop, to improve, to be on the rise
♢ məjən ʃint͡ɕa ont͡ɕəlnem peʃ kuʃko {sentence} (s)he has grown in my estimation
♢ nauko kuʃkeʃ {sentence} science is developing
♢ gramotnostʲ kuʃkən {sentence} literacy was on the rise
3. to rise up, to be built
♢ u pørt-βlak kuʃkət {sentence} new houses are rising up
4. to grow together, to heal
♢ susər βer kuʃkən {sentence} the wound healed
♢ lu sajən kuʃkən {sentence} the bone grew together properly
5. {figuratively} to rise, to grow, to increase
♢ ak kuʃkən {sentence} prices have risen
♢ parəm kuʃkeʃ {sentence} debt is growing
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ kuʃkən lektam {verb I} (out)
/ mlande gət͡ɕ kuʃkən lektam {verb I} to grow out of the ground
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kuʃkən kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ jyr det͡ɕ βara ozəmna kuze kuʃkən kajəʃ! {sentence} how our winter crops grew after the rain!
// kuʃkən tolam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ zarplatən kokla kugətʃo ere kuʃkən toleʃ {sentence} the average salary is rising continually
// kuʃkən ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ont͡ɕo, teŋget͡ɕəse βerəʃtet mogaj poŋgo kuʃkən ʃint͡ɕən! {sentence} see what mushrooms have grown here since yesterday!
// kuʃkən ʃogalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ izi βele əʎe, mogaj kat͡ɕe kuʃkən ʃogalən {sentence} it's like yesterday that he was a little boy, and what a young man he has grown up to be
// kuʃkən ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ pakt͡ɕaʃte ʃogan kuʃkən ʃoga {sentence} onions are growing in the garden
// kuʃkən ʃuam {verb I} to grow up
♢ ʃkoləm tunem pətarəmemlan, məjən ʃyʒaremat kuʃkən ʃueʃ {sentence} by the time I finish school, my sister will have grown up
// kuʃkən ʃuʃo {adjective} adult, grown, grown-up
// kuʃkən ʃuʃo jeŋ {noun} adult, grown-up
