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гъэхъун (ğɛχʷun) (transitive)

  1. to turn someone/something to; to make someone/something become
    Тхьэматэу узгъэхъущт
    Tḥɛmatɛwu wuzğɛχʷuśt
    I will turn you into a boss.
    Cэ кӏалэр лӏэу сыгъэхъугъ
    Cɛ kʼalɛr lˢʼɛwu səğɛχʷuğ
    I turned the boy to a man.
    Дахэу узгъэхъущт
    Daxɛwu wuzğɛχʷuśt
    I will make you pretty.
    Бзылъфыгъэм къэгъагъэхэр дахэу егъэхъух
    Bzəlˢfəğɛm qɛğağɛxɛr daxɛwu jeğɛχʷux
    The woman is turning the flowers into beautiful flowers.
    Гъожьырэ шхъуантӏэрэ зэхэбгъахьэхэмэ уцышъоу хъущтых
    Ğʷoźərɛ šχʷantʼɛrɛ zɛxɛbğaḥɛxɛmɛ wucəšʷowu χʷuśtəx
    If you mix yellow and blue, they will become green.
  2. to grow plants (to make plants "appear")
    Кӏалэм къэгъагъэхэр егъэхъух
    Kʼalɛm qɛğağɛxɛr jeğɛχʷux
    The boy is growing the flowers.
  3. to herd
    Чэмыр гъэхъун фае
    Čɛmər ğɛχʷun faje
    The cows need to be herded.
    Шыр дэщыгъэу гъэхъун фае
    Šər dɛśəğɛwu ğɛχʷun faje
    The horse must be herded while being led.
    Чэм ӏэхъогъур гъэхъун
    Čɛm ʼɛχʷoğʷur ğɛχʷun
    To herd a herd of cows
  4. to create from nothing (usually by God)
    Тхьэм дунаир мэфихыкӏэ къыгъэхъугъ
    Tḥɛm dunajir mɛfixəkʼɛ qəğɛχʷuğ
    God has created the world in six days.
  5. to make someone/something appear from nowhere
    Удым лӏыр унэм къыригъэхъуагъ
    Wudəm lˢʼər wunɛm qəriğɛχʷağ
    The sorcerer made the man appear inside the house.

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