чъыӏэ лӏэн

Adyghe

Etymology

From чъыӏэ (ĉəʼɛ, “cold”) +‎ лӏэн (lˢʼɛn, “to die”); hence literally “to freeze to death”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəʔa ɬʼan]

Verb

чъыӏэ лӏэн • (ĉəʼɛ lˢʼɛn) (intransitive)

1. to be cold, to freeze from cold

   Чэщым удэкӏмэ чъыӏэ улӏэт — If you go out at night you will be cold.

Conjugation

Pronoun

• чъыӏэ сэлӏэ - i am cold
• чъыӏэ тэлӏэ - we are cold
• чъыӏэ уэлӏэ - you are cold
• чъыӏэ шъолӏэ - you (plural) are cold
• чъыӏэ малӏэ - he is cold (for Absolutive case)
• чъыӏэ малӏэх - they are cold (for Absolutive case)
• чъыӏэ лӏэ! - get cold!

Tense

• чъыӏэ малӏэ - he is cold
• чъыӏэ мэлӏагъ - he was cold
• чъыӏэ мэлӏэт - he will be cold