amalkalem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to deal with, to be busy with, to be occupied with
♦ kot͡ɕkaʃ amalkalem {verb II} to be busy with making food
♦ pajremlan amalkalem {verb II} to be busy preparing a celebration
♦ tidəm-tudəm amalkalem {verb II} to be busy with this and that
♦ tyrlø paʃam amalkalem {verb II} to be busy with different kinds of work
2. to think of measures, to take measures (towards achieving a goal)
♦ nelələkəm seŋaʃ amalkalem {verb II} to think of measures to overcome difficulties
3. to get by, to make ends meet
♢ ʃoŋgo kuβa izi pensijʒe denak amalkalen {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
♢ joltaʃem tyrlø semən amalkalen {sentence} my friend managed to find various ways out of situations
5. to tinker, to be handy, to make small things
♢ kot͡ɕa mom gəna əʃten ogəl unəkaʒlan: ere uəm amalkalen {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
♦ teləlan pakt͡ɕasaska jeməʒəm amalkalem {verb II} to stock up on vegetables for the winter
7. to do business, to engage in business, to be an entrepeneur
♦ ʃke paʃam amalkalem {verb II} to run one's own enterprise
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// amalkalen ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
// surt koklaʃte amalkalen ʃogem {verb II} to do chores around the farmstead
--"PARENT"--> amal
