tolam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to come, to arrive
♢ una-βlak tolət {sentence} the guests are coming
♢ tak ʃint͡ɕen oksa ok tol {sentence} money won't come if you sit around doing nothing
♢ ʃərt͡ɕək-βlak tolənət {sentence} the starlings have arrived
♢ tolənːa! {sentence} we have arrived!, we're here!
♢ tok ok tol {sentence} the current isn't flowing, there's no current
♢ tele toleʃ {sentence} winter is coming
♢ keŋeʒ toʎo {sentence} summer has arrived, summer is here
♢ ludo tyr deke toleʃ {sentence} the ducks swim up to the shore
♢ imɲeʃke toleʃ {sentence} a horseman is coming
♢ una pørtəʃ toleʃ {sentence} the guests come to the house
♢ serəʃ tolən {sentence} the letter came
♦ βujʒəlan tolʃaʃ! {phrase} a plague on him/her!
♦ βujetlan tolam! {phrase} damn you!
♦ kid-jolʒo toleʃ {phrase} (s)he's a jack of all trades
♦ kidʃe toleʃ {phrase} (s)he's a jack of all trades
♦ tide kuməlemlan toleʃ {phrase} it pleases me, I find satisfaction in it
♦ ojlaʃ jəlme ok tol {phrase} (s)he can't bring himself/herself to say it
♦ tyrβənt͡ɕəʃ tura toleʃ {phrase} if somebody sneezes while you're talking, what you say must be true (superstition)
♦ tyrβənt͡ɕəʃ turaʃ toleʃ {phrase} if somebody sneezes while you're talking, what you say must be true (superstition)
♦ βaʃlijaʃ tolam {verb I} to come meet
♦ ʒaplan tolam {verb I} to come for a while
♦ iktaʒ-kuʃko tolam {verb I} to arrive somewhere
♦ kidəʃ tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to come into somebody's hands, to be given
♦ kornəm tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to travel
♦ møŋgø tolam {verb I} to come home
♦ palədəme βerəʃke tolam {verb I} to find oneself in a strange place
♦ pojezd dene tolam {verb I} to come by train
♦ saj kat͡ɕəlan tolam {verb I} to marry a good boy
♦ tolən toʃkalaʃ ogəl {verb I – negative} {set phrase} not to set foot somewhere
♦ tupela tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to come out wrong, to go wrong
♦ tura tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to find oneself somewhere; {set phrase} to catch the eye; {set phrase} to come at the right moment, to be opportune
♦ turaʃ tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to find oneself somewhere; {set phrase} to catch the eye; {set phrase} to come at the right moment, to be opportune
♦ uʒaʃ tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to come for a visit
♦ unala tolam {verb I} to visit, to come for a visit
♦ unaləkeʃ tolam {verb I} to visit, to come for a visit
♦ uʃəʃko tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to regain consciousness, to come to, to recover one's senses; {set phrase} to come to mind, to be remembered
♦ t͡ɕəneʃ tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to prove to be true
♦ t͡ɕənlan tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to prove to be true
♦ ʃoteʃ tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to come in handy, to come very opportunely
♦ ʃuldeʃ tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to be cheap, to come cheap
2. to come back, to return
♦ iləʃəʃ tolam {verb I} to come back to life
♦ jørʃənlan tolam {verb I} to return for good
♦ sar gət͡ɕ tolam {verb I} to return from war
♦ jara tolam {verb I} to come back with nothing
3. to approach, to come near to something, to draw near
♦ porəʒo melən tolʒo {phrase} best of luck, may you be blessed by luck
♦ joltaʃ deke tolam {verb I} to approach a friend
4. to fall upon, to attack (a country)
♢ ik el βes el ymbake tolən {sentence} one country fell upon another
5. to run into, to run over
♢ βelosiped pərəs ymbake tolən {sentence} the bicycle ran over the cat
6. to get into something, to start something, to join the ranks of something, to become active
♦ literaturəʃko tolam {verb I} to become active in literature, to start writing
7. to originate from, to come from
♢ tide jodəʃ təʃet͡ɕ toleʃ {sentence} this is where the question comes from
8. to come, to appear, to start falling (e.g., rain, snow)
♢ jyr toleʃ {sentence} it's starting to rain
♢ lum toleʃ {sentence} it's starting to snow
9. to appear, to arise, to come up
♢ tudən ʃint͡ɕaβyd toleʃ {sentence} tears are welling up in his/her eyes
♢ jyməʃumem toleʃ {sentence} I am growing thirsty
♢ mardeʒ toleʃ {sentence} a wind is arising
♦ omem toleʃ {phrase} I am sleepy, I am getting drowsy
♦ kuməlem toleʃ {phrase} I am satisfied, it pleases me, I find satisfaction in it
♦ uʃəʒo toʎo {phrase} (s)he regained consciousness, (s)he came to, (s)he recovered his/her senses
♦ lat͡ɕlan tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to come in handy, to be useful
10. to come true, to happen, to occur
♢ təjən təlanəmetat toʎo {sentence} your wishes have come true
11. to reach, to arrive at, to come to (some result)
♦ kelʃəmaʃke tolam {verb I} to come to an understanding
12. to fit, to suit, to match
♢ terkupʃ βurgemʒəlan ok tol {sentence} the hat doesn't match the clothing
♦ ikteʃ tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to match, to be the same
♦ lat͡ɕeʃ tolam {verb I} {set phrase} to be suitable, to fit, to be just right; {set phrase} to turn out to be true, to prove to be true, to be true
13. {in a converb construction} (marks gradual actions or actions with gradually increasing effects, marked with both transitive and intransitive verbs)
♦ βijaŋ tolam {verb I} to develop
♦ βolgalt tolam {verb I} to shine
♦ liʃem tolam {verb I} to approach gradually
♦ mondalt tolam {verb I} to be forgotten
♦ uem tolam {verb I} to be restored
♦ ʃukten tolam {verb I} to carry out (one's function)
14. {in a converb construction} (marks approach to something)
♦ ijən tolam {verb I} to come swimming
♦ kurʒən tolam {verb I} to come running, to run back
♦ oʃkəl tolam {verb I} to pace back
♦ t͡ɕoŋeʃten tolam {verb I} to come flying
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ tolən purem {verb II} (into)
♢ ʃonəmaʃ βujəʃkem tolən purəʃ {sentence} it occurred to me, it struck me
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tolən kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ at͡ɕam-aβam deke jaləʃ tolən kajem {sentence} I'll visit my parents in the village
// tolən koʃtam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
// t͡ɕerle jeŋ deke tolən koʃtam {verb I} to visit a sick person
// tolən lektam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ mardeʒ tolən lekte {sentence} a wind has arisen
// tolən saβərnem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ʃoŋgo koβa deke tolən saβərnem {verb II} to visit one's old grandmother
// tolən temam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ keβətəʃ kalək tolən temən {sentence} the shop is full of people
// tolən ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ oknaʃke purak tolən ʃint͡ɕən {sentence} there is dust on the window
// tolən ʃogalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ βoktekem joltaʃem tolən ʃogaʎe {sentence} my friend came to me
// tolən ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ oksa kysenəʃkəʒe tolən ʃoga {sentence} money is finding its way into his/her pocket
// tolən ʃuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// iktaʒ-kuʃko tolən ʃuam {verb I} to arrive somewhere
♢ tolən ʃuənːa! {sentence} we have arrived!, we're here
