tünč́ə̑ge•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to grow weak, to grow sickly, to languish, to wither, to wilt
♦ jalt tünč́ə̑ge•m {verb II} to wither completely
2. {figuratively} to die
♦ nužna•lə̑k de•ne tünč́ə̑ge•m {verb II} to die of poverty
3. {figuratively} to disappear, to vanish
♦ ikta•ž-kön šinč́a• o•nč́ə̑č́šo tünč́ə̑ge•m {verb II} to disappear from somebody's view
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tünč́ə̑ge•n pə̑te•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ č́odə̑ra•šte i•lə̑še pə̑•rə̑s-βlak tünč́ə̑ge•n pə̑te•nə̑t {sentence} the cats living in the forest disappeared
// tünč́ə̑ge•n šinč́e•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
// jü•štö pöle•mə̑šte tünč́ə̑ge•n šinč́e•m {verb II} to grow weak in a cold room
// tünč́ə̑ge•n šoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ puše•ŋge šo•kšo ke•č́e jə̑ma•lne tünč́ə̑ge•n šoga• {sentence} the tree is withering under the hot sun
// tünč́ə̑ge•n šua•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ šoŋgə̑je•ŋ tünč́ə̑ge•n šu•ə̑n {sentence} the old man grew weak
