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нӱжаш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm]
1.     to beat, to thrash, to flog, to whip
тоя дене нӱжаш (-ам)     {verb I}     to beat with a stick
2.     {figuratively} to tell, to paint a picture of
йомакым нӱжаш (-ам)     {verb I}     to tell a fairy tale
шоякым нӱжаш (-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)
кечывал эртымеш нӱжеш     {sentence}     (s)he sleeping in till noon
пулемёт нӱжеш     {sentence}     the machine gun is rattling away
гармоньым нӱжеш     {sentence}     (s)he's bashing out a tune on an accordion
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// нӱжын кодаш (-ем)     {verb II}     {perfective} (see above)
тудо товарым нӱжын кодыш     {sentence}     (s)he sharpened the ax
// нӱжын налаш (-ам)     {verb I}     {perfective} (see above)
// автомат дене нӱжын налаш (-ам)     {verb I}     to shoot an assault rifle
// нӱжын опташ (-ем)     {verb II}     {perfective} (see above)
погынен толшо-влакым чылаштымат шкетын нӱжын оптыш     {sentence}     (s)he beat up the whole crowd all on his/her own
// нӱжын пытараш (-ем)     {verb II}     {perfective} (see above)
тудо икте кодде чылаштым нӱжын пытарыш     {sentence}     (s)he beat every last one of them black and blue
// нӱжын шындаш (-ем)     {verb II}     {perfective} (see above)
мыят шым чыте, тудым нӱжын шындышым     {sentence}     I couldn't take it anymore either and beat him/her black and blue

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Last update: 10 August 2023