tünč́ə̑gem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to grow weak, to grow sickly, to languish, to wither, to wilt
♦ jalt tünč́ə̑gem {verb II} to wither completely
2. {figuratively} to die
♦ nužnalə̑k dene tünč́ə̑gem {verb II} to die of poverty
3. {figuratively} to disappear, to vanish
♦ iktaž-kön šinč́a onč́ə̑č́šo tünč́ə̑gem {verb II} to disappear from somebody's view
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tünč́ə̑gen pə̑tem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ č́odə̑rašte ilə̑še pə̑rə̑s-βlak tünč́ə̑gen pə̑tenə̑t {sentence} the cats living in the forest disappeared
// tünč́ə̑gen šinč́em {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
// jüštö pölemə̑šte tünč́ə̑gen šinč́em {verb II} to grow weak in a cold room
// tünč́ə̑gen šogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ pušeŋge šokšo keč́e jə̑malne tünč́ə̑gen šoga {sentence} the tree is withering under the hot sun
// tünč́ə̑gen šuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ šoŋgə̑jeŋ tünč́ə̑gen šuə̑n {sentence} the old man grew weak
