нӱжа•ш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to beat, to thrash, to flog, to whip
♦ тоя• де•не нӱжа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to beat with a stick
2. {figuratively} to tell, to paint a picture of
♦ йома•кым нӱжа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to tell a fairy tale
♦ шоя•кым нӱжа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to tell tall tales, to spin yarns
3. {figuratively} to do something zealously, to do something diligently (used for a wide range of activities)
♢ кечыва•л эртыме•ш нӱже•ш {sentence} (s)he sleeping in till noon
♢ пулемё•т нӱже•ш {sentence} the machine gun is rattling away
♢ гармо•ньым нӱже•ш {sentence} (s)he's bashing out a tune on an accordion
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// нӱ•жын кода•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ту•до това•рым нӱ•жын ко•дыш {sentence} (s)he sharpened the ax
// нӱ•жын нала•ш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// автома•т де•не нӱ•жын нала•ш (-ам) {verb I} to shoot an assault rifle
// нӱ•жын опта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ погыне•н то•лшо-вла•кым чылаштыма•т шке•тын нӱ•жын о•птыш {sentence} (s)he beat up the whole crowd all on his/her own
// нӱ•жын пытара•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ту•до и•кте кодде• чыла•штым нӱ•жын пыта•рыш {sentence} (s)he beat every last one of them black and blue
// нӱ•жын шында•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ мыя•т шым чы•те, ту•дым нӱ•жын шы•ндышым {sentence} I couldn't take it anymore either and beat him/her black and blue
