todam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to weave, to braid, to plait
♦ jə̑dalə̑m todam {verb I} to weave bast shoes
♦ komdə̑m todam {verb I} to weave a basket
♦ korziŋgam todam {verb I} to weave a basket
♦ peč́ə̑m todam {verb I} to weave a fence, to make a wattle fence
♦ eŋə̑remə̑šβotə̑m todam {verb I} to spin a web (spider); {set phrase} to spin a web of intrigue
2. {transitive} to bend, to bend into a certain shape
♦ ukšə̑m joŋežlan todam {verb I} to bend a branch for a bow
3. to tie, to bind
♦ kə̑ltam todam {verb I} to tie a sheaf
4. {transitive} to prepare, to make (e.g., brooms)
♦ βə̑ńə̑kə̑m todam {verb I} to make brooms
5. {figuratively} to take, to sweep away, to destroy, to overcome, to overpower
♢ sar šuko kalə̑kə̑m todə̑n {sentence} the war swept many lives away
6. {figuratively} to gobble up, to eat
♦ olmam poč́ela todam {verb I} to gobble up one apple after the other
7. {linguistics} to conjugate
♦ glagolə̑m todam {verb I} to conjugate a verb
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// todə̑n šə̑ndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// č́ot gə̑na todə̑n šə̑ndem {verb II} to eat a great deal
