kəldaltam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to be tied up
♢ pij kəldaltən, ida lyd {sentence} the dog is tied up, don't be afraid
2. to be in contact
♢ memnan dene kəldaltsa {sentence} contact us
3. to be connected
♢ marij kaləkən iləʃəʒe oʒnəsek pyrtys dene kəldaltən {sentence} the life of the Mari people has long been connected with nature
♢ ʃuko lymlø jeŋən iləʃəʒe joʃkar-ola dene kəldaltən {sentence} the lives of many famous people were connected with Yoshkar-Ola
♦ ikte-βese dene kəldaltde {adverb} without connections
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kəldalt tolam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ marij jəlme kurəm godsek tyrlø-tyrlø jəlme dene βaʃ kəldalt tolən {sentence} the Mari language has been in contact with many different languages for centuries
// kəldalt ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ məj ʃke ʃot͡ɕmo βerəʃkem kəldalt ʃint͡ɕənam {sentence} I remained connected with my native village
// kəldalt ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
// kəldalt ʃogəmaʃ {noun} connection
♢ istorik den jəlməze ere βaʃ-βaʃ kəldalt ʃogat {sentence} historians and linguists are in inseparable contact
--"PARENT"--> kəldem
