šinč́a•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to sit down
♦ ši•nč́ə̑n ši•nč́ə̑me, šoge•n šo•gə̑mo oge•š šu {phrase} {set phrase} (s)he's beside himself/herself with worry, (s)he can find no rest
♦ ši•nč́ə̑n ši•nč́ə̑me, šoge•n šo•gə̑mo ok šu {phrase} {set phrase} (s)he's beside himself/herself with worry, (s)he can find no rest
♦ ala•-mo logare•š ši•nč́ə̑n {phrase} something got stuck in his/her throat; (s)he choked on it (e.g., one's own riches)
♦ βole•n šinč́a•m {verb I} to sink (e.g., into a chair)
♦ jüšə̑βuja• mašina•š šinč́a•m {verb I} to get into a car drunk
♦ kön-gə̑na•t šü•jə̑š šinč́a•m {verb I} {set phrase} to become a burden on somebody, to become a burden to somebody, to live off somebody; {set phrase} to have somebody under one's thumb, to push someone around, to walk all over somebody
♦ urga•š šinč́a•m {verb I} to sit down to sew
♦ šinč́a•š košta•m {verb I} {set phrase} to go to a get-together (young girls, to do handicraft)
♦ üsteltö•rə̑š šinč́a•m {verb I} to sit down at a table
2. to get on, to board (a mode of transportation)
♦ aβto•busə̑š šinč́a•m {verb I} to get on a bus
♦ bile•t deč́ posna• šinč́a•m {verb I} to board without a ticket
3. to set, to go down (sun, moon)
♢ ke•č́e šinč́e•š {sentence} the sun is going down
♦ ke•č́e šič́me•ke {adverb} after sunset
♦ ke•č́e šič́me•ške {adverb} before sunset
4. to settle, to sink, to subside (soil, buildings, etc.)
♢ pört ši•nč́ə̑n {sentence} the house subsided
5. to settle (e.g., at the bottom of a body of water, on ground)
♢ ošma• βü•də̑š ši•nč́ə̑n {sentence} sand settled in the water
♢ pura•k ši•nč́ə̑n {sentence} the dust settled
6. {intransitive} to shrink (fabric, leather)
♢ u si•tce tu•βə̑r mušme•ke šinč́e•š {sentence} the new calico shirt shrunk in the wash
7. to be confined, to be put away, to go (to jail, prison)
♢ samoβolkə̑la•n βerč́ kok keč́ə̑la•n gauptβa•χtə̑š ši•nč́ə̑m {sentence} I was confined to the guardroom for two days due to my absence without leave
♦ kazama•tə̑š šinč́a•m {verb I} to go to jail, to go to prison
8. to become, to start, to start working as
♦ ač́alijšə̑la•n šinč́a•m {verb I} to become a father-in-law
♦ βujlata•š šinč́a•m {verb I} to take up a leading role
♦ sekretaŕla•n šinč́a•m {verb I} to start as a secretary
9. to land
♦ aerodro•mə̑š šinč́a•m {verb I} to land at an airfield
10. {in a converb construction} (marks completion of an activity, coupled with intransitive verbs)
♦ pi•žə̑n šinč́a•m {verb I} to get stuck
♦ pöleme•š tükə̑la•lt šinč́a•m {verb I} to lock oneself in a room
♦ puše•ŋge βu•jə̑š küze•n šinč́a•m {verb I} to climb a tree
♦ č́eβerge•n šinč́a•m {verb I} to blush
