амалкала•ш (-ем)
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to deal with, to be busy with, to be occupied with
♦ кочка•ш амалкала•ш (-ем) {verb II} to be busy with making food
♦ пайремла•н амалкала•ш (-ем) {verb II} to be busy preparing a celebration
♦ ти•дым-ту•дым амалкала•ш (-ем) {verb II} to be busy with this and that
♦ тӱ•рлӧ паша•м амалкала•ш (-ем) {verb II} to be busy with different kinds of work
2. to think of measures, to take measures (towards achieving a goal)
♦ не•лылыкым сеҥа•ш амалкала•ш (-ем) {verb II} to think of measures to overcome difficulties
3. to get by, to make ends meet
♢ шо•ҥго кува• изи• пе•нсийже дена•к амалкале•н {sentence} even with her small pension, the old woman made ends meet
4. to be sly, to be cunning, to find a way out of every situation
♢ йолташе•м тӱ•рлӧ се•мын амалкале•н {sentence} my friend managed to find various ways out of situations
5. to tinker, to be handy, to make small things
♢ коча• мом гына• ыште•н о•гыл уныкажла•н: эре• у•ым амалкале•н {sentence} what didn't the grandfather do for his grandchild: he was always making something new
6. to acquire, to provide oneself with, to stock up on
♦ телыла•н пакчасаска• е•мыжым амалкала•ш (-ем) {verb II} to stock up on vegetables for the winter
7. to do business, to engage in business, to be an entrepeneur
♦ шке паша•м амалкала•ш (-ем) {verb II} to run one's own enterprise
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// амалкале•н шога•ш (-ем) {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
// сурт кокла•ште амалкале•н шога•ш (-ем) {verb II} to do chores around the farmstead
--"PARENT"--> ама•л
