sere•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to write
♦ gaze•təʃ sere•m {verb II} to write to a newspaper
♦ pot͡ɕelamu•təm sere•m {verb II} to write poetry
♦ sere•n ont͡ɕəkte•m {verb II} to describe, to depict, to portray
2. to record
♦ mu•rəm sere•m {verb II} to record a song
3. to outline (e.g., a plot of land)
♦ kuralʃa•ʃ uʒa•ʃəm sere•m {verb II} to outline the land to be ploughed
--"STYLE"--> kore•m
4. to make an incision (in skin of animal before removing it)
♢ ɲə•ktme det͡ɕ o•nt͡ɕət͡ɕ koβa•ʃtəm sera•t {sentence} an incision is made in skin before it is removed
--"STYLE"--> kore•m
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ sere•n lukta•m {verb I} (out)
♢ ti•dəm məj kniga• gət͡ɕ sere•n luktəna•m {sentence} I copied this out of a book
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// sere•n kode•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// kapka•ʃke uda• ʃoma•kəm sere•n kode•m {verb II} to write rude words onto a gate
// sere•n nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above); to copy
// jolta•ʃ det͡ɕ mø•ŋgəsø paʃa•m sere•n nala•m {verb I} to copy homework from a friend
// mu•rəm pʎo•nkəʃ sere•n nala•m {verb I} to record a song on tape
// sere•n pətare•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ se•rəʃəm pəkʃe• sere•n pəta•rəʃəm {sentence} I barely finished writing the letter
♢ rβe•ze-βlak t͡ɕəla• pə•rdəʒəm sere•n pətare•nət {sentence} the young men scribbled all over the walls
// sere•n ʃoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ məj iziɲeka•k gaze•təʃ sere•n ʃogena•m {sentence} I've written to newspapers since childhood
♢ otde•ləʃte mo əʃta•ltməm tu•do ere• sere•n ʃoga• {sentence} (s)he always writes down what happens at the department
// sere•n ʃənde•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// doska•ʃ te•məm sere•n ʃənde•m {verb II} to write a topic on a blackboard
