kugemam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to increase, to grow
♢ roskot kugemeš {sentence} expenditures are growing
♢ šör lektə̑š ok kugem {sentence} milk production isn't increasing
♢ skorost' kugemə̑n da kugemə̑n {sentence} the speed increased and increased
♢ ješem kugemeš {sentence} my family is growing
♦ iktaž-mə̑ńarlan kugemam {verb I} to amount to something, to come to something, to run to something
♦ kugemme semə̑n {adverb} in an ascending order
2. to grow up, to grow
♢ izi joč́a ere kugemeš {sentence} the little child grows every day
--"STYLE"--> kuškam
--"STYLE"--> kuškaš (-am): kuškə̑n šuam
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kugem kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ roskotna kugem kajə̑š {sentence} our expenditures increased sharply
♢ joč́an šinč́aže kugem kajə̑š {sentence} the child's eyes suddenly widened
// kugem tolam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ parə̑š ij jeda kugem toleš {sentence} the profit increases every year
// kugem šinč́am {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ pört pujto č́otak kugem šinč́ə̑n {sentence} the house seemed to grow considerably
// kugem šuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ aβamə̑n pensijə̑š lekmeškə̑že mə̑jat kugem šuam {sentence} I will have aged by the time my mother retires
--"PARENT"--> kugu
