kajem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to go (using an arbitrary mode of transportation, i.e. to walk, to ride, to fly, to swim, to ski, etc.)
♢ ɲimo det͡ɕ om lyd, tuləʃ-βydəʃ kajem {sentence} I'm not afraid of anything, I will go through fire and water
♢ kaj møŋget! {sentence} go home!
♢ ija dek kaj! {sentence} {pejorative} go to hell!
♦ araka kukʃəlogarəʃkəʒe kajəʃ {phrase} the vodka went down the wrong way
♦ kinde kukʃəlogarəʃkem kajəʃ {phrase} I choked on bread
♦ myʃkərʒø toreʃ kajen {phrase} (s)he ate too much
♦ mut kelgəʃ kaja {phrase} it goes too far
♦ paʃa kelgəʃ kaja {phrase} it goes too far
♦ aβtomobiʎ dene kajem {verb II} to go by car
♦ anglit͡ɕan semən kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to slip away, to take French leave
♦ βes tyɲaʃ kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to die
♦ βrat͡ɕ yʒaʃ kajem {verb II} to go for the doctor, to go fetch a doctor
♦ βyd jəmat͡ɕ kajem {verb II} to swim under water
♦ dela dene kajem {verb II} to go on a business trip
♦ jet͡ɕe dene kajem {verb II} to ski
♦ zaβod gət͡ɕ kajem {verb II} to leave the factory
♦ iktaʒ-køn βokten kajem {verb II} to go past somebody
♦ iktaʒ-køn pelen kajem {verb II} to go past somebody
♦ iktaʒ-kuʃko kajem {verb II} to go somewhere
♦ iləʃ dene tør kajem {verb II} to keep up with one's times
♦ imɲe dene kajem {verb II} to ride a horse
♦ jolən kajem {verb II} to go on foot
♦ joteləʃke kajem {verb II} to go abroad
♦ jəʃt kajem {verb II} to slip away, to take French leave
♦ kojdəmən kajem {verb II} to slip away, to take French leave
♦ kolaʃ kajaʃ jamde {adjective} {set phrase} ready to face death
♦ kajaʃ lijdəme {adjective} impassable
♦ korno dene kajem {verb II} to follow the road
♦ kəʃa dene kajem {verb II} to trail, to follow someone's tracks
♦ latik tyʒem metr kykʃətəʃtø kajem {verb II} to fly eleven thousand meters over the ground
♦ malaʃ kajem {verb II} to go to bed
♦ moskoʃko kajem {verb II} to go to Moscow
♦ møŋgəʃkø kajem {verb II} to go home
♦ muʒər dene kajem {verb II} to go in pairs
♦ olaʃke kajem {verb II} to go to town, to go to the city
♦ oʎan kajem {verb II} to go slowly
♦ ont͡ɕək kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to prosper, to be successful
♦ otpuskəʃ kajem {verb II} to go on a vacation
♦ paldarəde kajem {verb II} to slip away, to take French leave
♦ paroxod dene kajem {verb II} to travel by boat, to go by boat
♦ paʃa gət͡ɕ kajem {verb II} to go home from work; to be fired
♦ paʃaʃ kajem {verb II} to go to work
♦ pisən kajem {verb II} to go quickly
♦ pojezd dene kajem {verb II} to go by train
♦ pot͡ɕeʃ kajem {verb II} to follow, to go after
♦ pulan kajem {verb II} to go and get wood
♦ purlaʃke kajem {verb II} to go to the right
♦ samoʎot dene kajem {verb II} to go by plane
♦ tramβaj dene kajem {verb II} to go by tram
♦ uniβersitetəʃke tunemaʃ kajem {verb II} to go to the university
♦ t͡ɕodəraʃ kajem {verb II} to go into the forest
♦ ʃiʒde kajem {verb II} to slip away, to take French leave
♦ ʃint͡ɕaʃ pernəde kajem {verb II} to slip away, to take French leave
♦ erkən kajem {verb II} to go slowly
♦ jaraimɲən kajem {verb II} to go on horseback
2. to walk, to be able to walk
♢ izi jot͡ɕa uʒe kaja {sentence} the little child can already walk
3. to depart, to leave
♢ at͡ɕam kajen {sentence} my father left
♢ kaj təʃet͡ɕ! {sentence} go away!
♢ pojezd kastene kaja {sentence} the train will leave in the evening
♦ t͡ɕeβerlasəde kajem {verb II} to leave without saying good-bye
4. to disappear, to vanish
♢ alʒe kajen {sentence} (s)he lost his/her strength
♢ lum kajen {sentence} the snow disappeared
♢ uʃəʒo kajen {sentence} (s)he lost his/her mind
♢ ij kaja {sentence} the ice is breaking up
5. to move (machines, clouds, water, logs in water, etc.)
♢ βelosiped kuʃtəlgən kaja {sentence} the bicycle rides smoothly, the bicycle is easy to ride
♢ sostaβ kaja jyd-ket͡ɕe {sentence} the train is underway night and day
♦ kokla gət͡ɕ βydat ok kaj {phrase} they're thick as thieves
♦ βujəʃ kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to go to the head (alcohol)
6. to travel, to be on the road
♢ kornəm kok ʃagatəʃte kajen {sentence} (s)he covered the distance in two hours
♦ arɲa nare kajem {verb II} to be on the road for a week
♦ kuʒun kajem {verb II} to be on the road for a long time
7. to happen, to be going, to go, to work
♦ paʃa kuze kaja? {phrase} how are things going?
♢ paʃa ikʃərəmən kaja {sentence} work is going smoothly
♦ paʃa saj kaja {phrase} things are going well
♢ ispətanij kaja {sentence} tests are being conducted, tests are taking place
♢ paʃa kaja {sentence} the work is getting on well
♢ meroprijatij uʒe ik arɲa kaja {sentence} the event has been going for a week already
♢ kut͡ɕedalmaʃ kaja {sentence} a battle is raging
8. to lie, to run, to go, to be located
♢ korno t͡ɕodəra got͡ɕ kaja {sentence} the road goes through the forest
♢ umbakəʒe kurək kaja {sentence} there is a mountain up ahead
9. to pass, to elapse, to go by (time)
♢ ʒap erkən kaja {sentence} time is going by slowly
♢ ket͡ɕe kas βeləʃ kajen {sentence} evening approached, evening was approaching
10. {intransitive} to carry (sounds)
♢ jyk zal mut͡ɕko kaja {sentence} the sound carried through the hall
11. to be playing (in cinema, in theater, etc.)
♢ teatrəʃte mo kaja? {sentence} what's playing at the theater?
12. to enter, to join, to go to, to start
♦ armijəʃ kajem {verb II} to go to the army, to join the army
♦ institutəʃ kajem {verb II} to go to the university
♦ tunəktəʃəlan kajem {verb II} to start working as a teacher
13. to develop in a certain direction, to take a certain direction
♢ ʃke ʃotʃo dene kaja {sentence} it's taking its course
14. to act (in a certain manner)
♦ βaʃtareʃ kajem {verb II} to go against, to oppose
♦ jeŋ oj pot͡ɕeʃ kajem {verb II} to follow someone else's advice
♦ modo pot͡ɕeʃ kajem {verb II} to follow fashion
15. to become, to go, to grow, to develop
♦ βaʒək kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to go wrong, to go awry
♦ jogəʃ kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to grow lazy, to become lazy
♦ osaləʃ kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to be spoiled, to get spoiled
♦ ørt kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to be very frightened
♦ uten kajen {adverb} {set phrase} excessively
♦ uten kajen ʃortam {verb I} to cry hysterically, to sob violently
♦ uten kajen βoʃtəlam {verb I} to split one's sides with laughter, to laugh till one drops
♦ ʃər-r kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to be taken aback, to be dumbfounded
♦ erəkəʃ kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to become undisciplined, to get out of hand
16. to sell, to be sold
♢ ʃke akʃe dene kaja {sentence} it's being sold for cost price
♦ peʃ ʃuldən kajem {verb II} to be sold very cheaply
♦ ʃergən kajem {verb II} to be sold expensively
17. to be spent
♢ uto oksa kaja {sentence} extra money is being spent
♢ kostʲumlan kum metr material kaja {sentence} three meters of material will go into making this suit
18. to move, to make a move (when playing a game)
♦ damkəʃ kajem {verb II} to be crowned (in checkers); {set phrase} to rise from rags to riches
♦ kozərnoj kajem {verb II} to play a trump
19. to marry
♦ kat͡ɕəlan kajem {verb II} to marry, to become someone's wife
♦ marlan kajem {verb II} to marry, to become someone's wife
♦ marlan kajədəme {adjective} unmarried (woman)
♦ marlan kajəʃe {adjective} married (woman)
20. to burst, to break (e.g., a dam)
♢ pyja kajen {sentence} the dam broke
21. to pass for, to be taken for, to do
♢ mygindet uke gən, ʃem kindat kaja {sentence} if you don't have any gingerbread, rye bread will do as well
22. to reach (an age)
♢ tudo kumlo ijəʃ kajen {sentence} (s)he turned 29
♢ tudo kum ijəʃ kajen {sentence} (s)e turned two
23. {transitive} to go through, to work through
♦ nele materialəm kajem {verb II} to go through difficult material
24. {in a converb construction} (expressing finality, carries an inchoative aspect and implies that action was unexpected)
♦ βolgalt kajem {verb II} to lighten up, to become light
♦ βolen kajem {verb II} to sink down
♦ joʃkargen kajem {verb II} to blush (strongly)
♦ jørlən kajem {verb II} to fall down
♦ jylen kajem {verb II} to burn down
♦ lydən kajem {verb II} to take fright
♦ oʃem kajem {verb II} to turn pale
♦ ørən kajem {verb II} to get thoroughly confused
♦ pot͡ɕəlt kajem {verb II} to open all the way
♦ puren kajem {verb II} to fall into something
♦ pət͡ɕkeməʃalt kajem {verb II} to get dark
♦ tolən kajem {verb II} to visit
♦ jakleʃt kajem {verb II} to slip and fall
25. {in a converb construction} (expressing a movement away from speaker)
♦ ijən kajem {verb II} to swim away
♦ kusnen kajem {verb II} to move away, to emigrate, to resettle
♦ kurʒən kajem {verb II} to run away
♦ lektən kajem {verb II} to go away, to leave
♦ nuʃkən kajem {verb II} to creep away, to crawl away
♦ ont͡ɕəlten kajem {verb II} to outrun, to surpass
♦ uʒaten kajem {verb II} to see off, to accompany
♦ t͡ɕaknen kajem {verb II} to draw back, to retreat
♦ t͡ɕoŋeʃten kajem {verb II} to fly away
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ kajen ertem {verb II} to go (before others)
/ t͡ɕəlaʃt det͡ɕ ont͡ɕət͡ɕ kot͡ɕməβerəʃ kajen ertem {verb II} to enter the dining room before everybody else
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kajen βozam {verb I} {perfective} (see above); {set phrase} to fall, to keel over
♢ pit͡ɕ pøleməʃte kajen βozəm {sentence} I keeled over in the stuffy room
♢ joʃkar-olaʃ kajen βozənat, tolmaʃəʒat uke {sentence} (s)he went to Yoshkar-Ola and isn't coming back
// kajen koltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ydər sodor kajen kolten {sentence} the girl stepped off quickly
// kajen pətem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ydəramaʃən kok jot͡ɕaʒat olaʃ tunemaʃ kajen pətenət {sentence} both the woman's children went to town to study
// kajen ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ oksaʒe ere ala-kuʃko kajen ʃoga {sentence} (s)he spends his money very quickly
// kajen ʃuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// tolməʃt det͡ɕ ont͡ɕət͡ɕ kajen ʃuam {verb I} to go away before others come
// kajen ʃuktem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ u ij det͡ɕ ont͡ɕət͡ɕ moskoʃko kajen ʃuktem {sentence} I'll make it to Moscow before the New Year
