jodəʃtam
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. to ask, to ask questions, to inquire, to survey
♦ kuʒun jodəʃtam {verb I} to ask questions for a long time
♦ iktaʒ-køn nergen jodəʃtam {verb I} to ask questions about someone
♦ iktaʒ-mo nergen jodəʃtam {verb I} to ask questions about something
2. to interrogate, to question
♦ tanək semən jodəʃtam {verb I} to interrogate as a witness
3. to quiz on, to examine
♦ tunemʃe det͡ɕ urokəm jodəʃtam {verb I} to quiz a student on a lesson
4. to beg, to cadge
♦ oksam operat͡sijlan pojanrak det͡ɕ jodəʃtam {verb I} to beg richer people for money for an operation
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// jodəʃt koʃtam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kaləkemən ont͡ɕət͡ɕso iləʃəʒ nergen ʃoŋgəjeŋ-βlak det͡ɕən jodəʃt koʃtam {sentence} I ask elderly people to tell me what life here used to be like
// jodəʃt koʃtʃo {noun} beggar
// jodəʃt lektam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tunəktəʃo lut͡ɕko minut ʒapəʃte t͡ɕəla tunemʃəm jodəʃt lekte {sentence} the teacher examined all the students in fifteen minutes
// jodəʃt nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// tunemʃe det͡ɕ urokəm jodəʃt nalam {verb I} to quiz a student on a lesson
// tanək semən jodəʃt nalam {verb I} to interrogate as a witness
// jodəʃt pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// uʒmo-kolmo nergen jodəʃt pətarem {verb II} to question someone on what (s)he has seen and heard
--"PARENT"--> jodam
