tyjem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to chop
♦ koβəʃtam tyjem {verb II} to chop cabbage
♦ tamakəm tyjem {verb II} to chop tobacco
♦ tyjen təgədemdem {verb II} to chop into little pieces
♦ təgədemden tyjem {verb II} to chop into little pieces
2. to pound, to crush
♦ ʃuareʃ tyjem {verb II} to pound in a mortar
3. to beat, to knock
♦ muʃkəndo dene tyjem {verb II} to beat with one's fist
♦ pərdəʒəm tyjem {verb II} to beat against the wall
4. to swarm, to move in a swarm (insects)
♢ ʃoʃəm ʃəŋa tyja {sentence} mosquitoes swarm in spring
5. {figuratively} to gnaw, to nibble
♢ koʎa meʃakəm tyjen {sentence} the mouse gnawed at the sack
6. {figuratively} to destroy, to smash
♦ tuʃmanəm tyjem {verb II} to destroy the enemy
7. {figuratively} to to repeat something, to say something over and over again
♦ iktəmak tyjem {verb II} to say one and the same thing over and over again
♦ ueʃ-pat͡ɕaʃ tyjem {verb II} to repeat again and again
8. {figuratively} to tell (fairy tales, long stories, etc.)
♦ jomakəm tyjem {verb II} to tell fairy tales
9. {figuratively} to pester, to bother, to wear out
♢ βatem məjəm tyjaʃ tyŋaʎe {sentence} my wife started pestering me
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tyjen pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ludəlan nuʒəm tyjen pətarem {verb II} to pound nettles for ducks
