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kə̑č́ala•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm]
1.     to search, to look for, to seek
i•mńe ümba•č́ kə̑č́ala•m     {verb I}     {set phrase} to search inattentively, to search superficially
ikta•ž-köm kə̑č́ala•m     {verb I}     to look for somebody, to track somebody
kə̑č́a•l mua•m     {verb I}     to find, to search out, to seek out
mu•tə̑m kə̑č́ala•m     {verb I}     to look for the right words
paša•m kə̑č́ala•m     {verb I}     to look for a job
škela•n paša• βe•rə̑m kə̑č́a•l mua•m     {verb I}     to find oneself a job
šoma•kə̑m kə̑č́ala•m     {verb I}     to look for the right words
šö•rtńə̑m kə̑č́ala•m     {verb I}     to look for gold
2.     to conduct a search, to search someone, to search something
prestu•pnikə̑m kə̑č́ala•m     {verb I}     to search a criminal
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kə̑č́a•l(ə̑n) kaje•m     {verb II}     {perfective} (see above)
ač́a•m kužu• teŋge•m kə̑č́a•l kaje•n     {sentence}     my father was on the lookout for easy money
// kə̑č́a•l(ə̑n) lukta•m     {verb I}     to find
// küleša•n kniga•m kə̑č́a•lə̑n lukta•m     {verb I}     to find the necessary book
// kə̑č́a•l(ə̑n) onč́e•m     {verb II}     {momentary} (see above)
// tü•rlö jö•nə̑m kə̑č́a•lə̑n onč́e•m     {verb II}     to look for different ways
// kə̑č́a•l(ə̑n) pə̑tare•m     {verb II}     {perfective} (see above)
// ola• mu•č́ko satu•m kə̑č́a•lə̑n pə̑tare•m     {verb II}     to look for goods everywhere in the city
// kə̑č́a•l(ə̑n) šoge•m     {verb II}     {imperfective} (see above)
// u jö•nə̑m kə̑č́a•l šoge•m     {verb II}     to seek new methods
// kə̑č́a•l(ə̑n) ertare•m     {verb II}     {imperfective} (see above)
// pə̑rə̑si•gə̑m kə̑č́a•l ertare•m     {verb II}     to spend time looking for a kitten

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