kes
DYNAMIC VERB
1. мочь; can, be able to

un
2.SG.ERG

ja-b
this-III.SG

misal
example(III)[SG.NOM]

šia<b>a-s
write<III.SG>-INF

e<b>tːi-qi-ra
become<III.SG>.PFV-POT-QUEST

Ты этот пример сможешь записать?
Can you write this example down?

un
2.SG.NOM

šːʷit'bo-s
whistle-INF

kera?
be.able.IPFV.QUEST

Ты умеешь свистеть?
Do you know how to whistle?
 
2. становиться, случаться, происходить; become, happen, come to being

han
what

etːi
put.PFV.IV.SG

Что случилось?
What happened?

muː-ši
fine-ADV

q'o<w>di-li
sit<I.SG>.PFV-CVB

e<w>de-nč'iš
<I.SG>be.PAST-COND

was
2.SG.DAT

nac'
nothing(IV)[SG.NOM]

etːi-qi-ši
become.PFV.IV.SG-POT-CVB

edi-t'u
be.PAST.IV.SG-NEG

Если бы ты тихо сидел ( не баловался), с тобой ничего бы не случилось.
Had you been sitting quietly (had you not been mischievous), nothing would have happened to you.

nen
1.PL.NOM.EXCL

mul-li-tːi-k
mountain(III)-OBL.SG-SUP-LAT

eχdi-mχur
climb.PFV.1.PL-TEMP2

to-t
that-IV.SG

χˤor
village(IV)[SG.NOM]

akːu-r-ši
see.IV.SG-IPFV-CVB

etːi
become.PAST.IV.SG

Когда мы поднялись на гору, стало видно селение.
When we climbed the mountain, the village came into view.

nen
1.PL.NOM.EXCL

mul-li-tːi-š
mountain(III)-OBL.SG-SUP-EL

aχːˤu-mχur
go.down-PFV.IV.SG-TEMP2

to-t
that-IV.SG

χˤor
village(IV)[SG.NOM]

akːoː-t'u-ši
see.POT.NEG.IV.SG-NEG-CVB

etːi
become.PAST.IV.SG

Когда мы спустились с горы, селение пропало из виду.
When we went down the mountain, the village was out of sight.
 
3. начинать иметься; come to being, come to somebody's possession

q'ut'i
agreement(IV)[SG.NOM]

etːi-li
become.PFV.IV.SG-CVB

bošor-mu-n-u
man(I)-OBL.SG-GEN-and

ɬːannaː-n-u
woman(II).OBL.SG-GEN-and

Договоренность стала у мужа и у жены (т. 15, 5).
The husband and wife made an agreement (text 15, 5).
 
Morphology:
IV gender Sg:
Infinitive: kes Click to hear the sound
Imperfective: ker Click to hear the sound Perfective: étːi Click to hear the sound
Imperative: ka Click to hear the sound Potential: étːi Click to hear the sound
Masdar: kumúl Click to hear the sound
 
III gender Sg:
Infinitive: bekés Click to hear the sound
Imperfective: bekér Click to hear the sound Perfective: ébtːi Click to hear the sound
Imperative: baká Click to hear the sound Potential: ébtːiqi Click to hear the sound
Masdar: bukmúl Click to hear the sound