Personal Notes
🌐 Translations
Russian
увидеть мельком, заметить
English
to see briefly, to notice, to catch a glimpse
📚 Grammar Information
Part of Speech
Verb
Phonology
Pattern:
CVC.CCV.CV
Syllables: 3
ASCII: berch'vaze
Transitivity
Transitive
Aspect
Not specified
Voice
Not specified
Class-based
No
System Information
Database ID
7520
Fixed/Locked
Yes
Created
2026-04-21 14:12
Attestation Count
8
Morphology & Forms
🔤 Verb Forms
Tip: Click on the colored attestation badges next to any word form to see usage examples from the corpus.
Tenses (Present, Past, Future) 32
Verb Forms
| Form | I (M) | II (F) | III (N) | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Present
present participle + present auxiliary
|
/[bert͡ʃʼwalew wugo]/ |
/[bert͡ʃʼwalej jigo]/ |
/[bert͡ʃʼwaleb bugo]/ |
/[bert͡ʃʼwalel rugo]/ |
|
Present Negative
present participle + present negative auxiliary
|
/[bert͡ʃʼwalew het͡ʃʼo]/ |
/[bert͡ʃʼwalej het͡ʃʼo]/ |
/[bert͡ʃʼwaleb het͡ʃʼo]/ |
/[bert͡ʃʼwalel het͡ʃʼo]/ |
| Past Simple |
берчӀвана
[bert͡ʃʼwana]
🔒
5
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| Past Simple Negative |
берчӀвачӀо
[bert͡ʃʼwat͡ʃʼo]
🔒
1
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| Future Simple |
берчӀвала
[bert͡ʃʼwala]
🔒
1
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| Future Simple Negative |
берчӀваларо
[bert͡ʃʼwalaro]
0
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| Constative |
берчӀвала
[bert͡ʃʼwala]
🔒
1
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| Constative Negative |
берчӀваларо
[bert͡ʃʼwalaro]
0
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Future Composite
infinitive + future auxiliary
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Inceptive
infinitive + inceptive auxiliary
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| Remote Present |
—
0
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Past Indefinite
adverbial past + present auxiliary
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Past Indefinite Negative
adverbial past + present negative auxiliary
|
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| Remote Past |
берчӀвалаан
[bert͡ʃʼwalajan]
0
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| Remote Past Negative |
берчӀвалароан
[bert͡ʃʼwalarojan]
0
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Past Perfective
adverbial past + past auxiliary
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Past Perfective Negative
adverbial past + past negative auxiliary
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Past Imperfective
present participle + past auxiliary
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Past Imperfective Negative
present participle + past negative auxiliary
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Past Obligative
infinitive + past auxiliary
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Past Obligative Negative
infinitive + past negative auxiliary
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Past Resultative Evidential
adverbial past + past gerund + present auxiliary
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Past Resultative Evidential Negative
adverbial past negative + past gerund + present negative auxiliary
|
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Past Resultative Habitual
adverbial past + constative past auxiliary
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Past Resultative Habitual Negative
adverbial past + constative past negative auxiliary
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Past Intentional
intentional participle + past auxiliary
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Past Intentional Negative
intentional participle + past negative auxiliary
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Past Remote Evidential
adverbial past + remote past auxiliary
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Past Remote Evidential Negative
adverbial past + remote past negative auxiliary
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Obligative Subjunctive
infinitive + past gerund + present auxiliary
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Habitual Evidential
present participle + past gerund + present auxiliary
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Constative Compound
present participle + constative auxiliary
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Moods (Imperative, Conditional, Optative) 15
Verb Forms
| Form | I (M) | II (F) | III (N) | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperative |
берчӀва
[bert͡ʃʼwa]
🔒
0
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| Imp Alt |
—
0
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| Prohibitive |
берчӀваге
[bert͡ʃʼwage]
0
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| Optative |
берчӀваги
[bert͡ʃʼwagi]
0
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| Prohibitive Optative |
берчӀвагеги
[bert͡ʃʼwagegi]
0
|
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| Hortative |
берчӀвазин
[bert͡ʃʼwazin]
0
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|
Analytical Imperative
imperative + абе
|
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| Conditional |
берчӀвани
[bert͡ʃʼwani]
🔒
2
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| Conditional Negative |
берчӀвачӀони
[bert͡ʃʼwat͡ʃʼoni]
0
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Interrogative Past
past simple + interrogative suffix
|
берчӀванищ
[bert͡ʃʼwaniʃː]
0
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|
Interrogative Past Negative
past simple negative + interrogative suffix
|
берчӀвачӀищ
[bert͡ʃʼwat͡ʃʼiʃː]
0
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|
Interrogative Constative
constative + interrogative suffix
|
берчӀвалищ
[bert͡ʃʼwaliʃː]
0
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|
Interrogative Constative Negative
constative negative + interrogative suffix
|
берчӀваларищ
[bert͡ʃʼwalariʃː]
0
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|
Interrogative Future
future simple + interrogative suffix
|
берчӀвалищ
[bert͡ʃʼwaliʃː]
0
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|
Interrogative Future Negative
future simple negative + interrogative suffix
|
берчӀваларищ
[bert͡ʃʼwalariʃː]
0
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Participles (Verbal Adjectives) 9
Participles denote a property based on an action. They decline like adjectives.
Case declension (when used as nouns) appears below.
Verb Forms
| Form | I (M) | II (F) | III (N) | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past Participle |
берчӀварав
/[bert͡ʃʼwaraw]/
🔒
1
|
берчӀварай
/[bert͡ʃʼwaraj]/
🔒
1
|
берчӀвараб
/[bert͡ʃʼwarab]/
0
|
берчӀварал
/[bert͡ʃʼwaral]/
0
|
| Past Participle Negative |
берчӀвачӀев
/[bert͡ʃʼwat͡ʃʼew]/
0
|
берчӀвачӀей
/[bert͡ʃʼwat͡ʃʼej]/
0
|
берчӀвачӀеб
/[bert͡ʃʼwat͡ʃʼeb]/
0
|
берчӀвачӀел
/[bert͡ʃʼwat͡ʃʼel]/
0
|
| Present Participle |
берчӀвалев
/[bert͡ʃʼwalew]/
0
|
берчӀвалей
/[bert͡ʃʼwalej]/
0
|
берчӀвалеб
/[bert͡ʃʼwaleb]/
0
|
берчӀвалел
/[bert͡ʃʼwalel]/
0
|
| Present Participle Negative |
берчӀваларев
/[bert͡ʃʼwalarew]/
0
|
берчӀваларей
/[bert͡ʃʼwalarej]/
0
|
берчӀвалареб
/[bert͡ʃʼwalareb]/
0
|
берчӀваларел
/[bert͡ʃʼwalarel]/
0
|
| Future Participle |
берчӀвалев
/[bert͡ʃʼwalew]/
0
|
берчӀвалей
/[bert͡ʃʼwalej]/
0
|
берчӀвалеб
/[bert͡ʃʼwaleb]/
0
|
берчӀвалел
/[bert͡ʃʼwalel]/
0
|
| Future Participle Negative |
берчӀваларев
/[bert͡ʃʼwalarew]/
0
|
берчӀваларей
/[bert͡ʃʼwalarej]/
0
|
берчӀвалареб
/[bert͡ʃʼwalareb]/
0
|
берчӀваларел
/[bert͡ʃʼwalarel]/
0
|
| Intentional Participle |
берчӀвазехъин
[bert͡ʃʼwazeq͡χːin]
0
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| Intentional Participle Negative |
берчӀвазехъинро
[bert͡ʃʼwazeq͡χːinro]
0
|
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| Optative Participle |
берчӀваяв
/[bert͡ʃʼwajaw]/
0
|
берчӀваяй
/[bert͡ʃʼwajaj]/
0
|
берчӀваяб
/[bert͡ʃʼwajab]/
0
|
берчӀваял
/[bert͡ʃʼwajal]/
0
|
Substantivized participles (e.g. "the one who came") decline like nouns. Showing Series I local cases.
| Case | I (M) | II (F) | III (N) | Pl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative |
берчӀварав
1
|
берчӀварай
1
|
берчӀвараб
0
|
берчӀварал
0
|
| Ergative |
берчӀварас
0
|
берчӀваралъ
0
|
берчӀваралъ
0
|
берчӀвараз
2
|
| Genitive |
берчӀварасул
0
|
берчӀваралъул
0
|
берчӀваралъул
0
|
берчӀваразул
0
|
| Dative |
берчӀварасе
0
|
берчӀваралъе
0
|
берчӀваралъе
0
|
берчӀваразе
0
|
| Series 1 surface contact (LOC -да · ALL -де · ABL -даса · PERL -дасан) | ||||
| Locative (-да) |
берчӀварасда
0
|
берчӀваралъда
0
|
берчӀваралъда
0
|
берчӀваразда
0
|
| Allative (-де) |
берчӀварасде
0
|
берчӀваралъде
0
|
берчӀваралъде
0
|
берчӀваразде
0
|
| Ablative (-даса) |
берчӀварасдаса
0
|
берчӀваралъдаса
0
|
берчӀваралъдаса
0
|
берчӀвараздаса
0
|
| Perlative (-дасан) |
берчӀварасдасан
0
|
берчӀваралъдасан
0
|
берчӀваралъдасан
0
|
берчӀвараздасан
0
|
| Series 2 proximity / near (LOC -хъ · ALL -хъе · ABL -хъа · PERL -хъан) | ||||
| Locative (-хъ) |
берчӀварасухъ
0
|
берчӀваралъухъ
0
|
берчӀваралъухъ
0
|
берчӀваразухъ
0
|
| Allative (-хъе) |
берчӀварасухъе
0
|
берчӀваралъухъе
0
|
берчӀваралъухъе
0
|
берчӀваразухъе
0
|
| Ablative (-хъа) |
берчӀварасухъа
0
|
берчӀваралъухъа
0
|
берчӀваралъухъа
0
|
берчӀваразухъа
0
|
| Perlative (-хъан) |
берчӀварасухъан
0
|
берчӀваралъухъан
0
|
берчӀваралъухъан
0
|
берчӀваразухъан
0
|
| Series 3 interior / among (LOC -лъ · ALL -лъе · ABL -лъа · PERL -лъан) | ||||
| Locative (-лъ) |
берчӀварасулъ
0
|
берчӀваралъулъ
0
|
берчӀваралъулъ
0
|
берчӀваразулъ
0
|
| Allative (-лъе) |
берчӀварасулъе
0
|
берчӀваралъулъе
0
|
берчӀваралъулъе
0
|
берчӀваразулъе
0
|
| Ablative (-лъа) |
берчӀварасулъа
0
|
берчӀваралъулъа
0
|
берчӀваралъулъа
0
|
берчӀваразулъа
0
|
| Perlative (-лъан) |
берчӀварасулъан
0
|
берчӀваралъулъан
0
|
берчӀваралъулъан
0
|
берчӀваразулъан
0
|
| Series 4 subessive / under (LOC -кь · ALL -кье · ABL -кьа · PERL -кьан) | ||||
| Locative (-кь) |
берчӀварасукь
0
|
берчӀваралъукь
0
|
берчӀваралъукь
0
|
берчӀваразукь
0
|
| Allative (-кье) |
берчӀварасукье
0
|
берчӀваралъукье
0
|
берчӀваралъукье
0
|
берчӀваразукье
0
|
| Ablative (-кьа) |
берчӀварасукьа
0
|
берчӀваралъукьа
0
|
берчӀваралъукьа
0
|
берчӀваразукьа
0
|
| Perlative (-кьан) |
берчӀварасукьан
0
|
берчӀваралъукьан
0
|
берчӀваралъукьан
0
|
берчӀваразукьан
0
|
Adverbial Participles (Gerunds) 5
Adverbial participles express the manner, time, or cause of the action.
Verb Forms
| Form | I (M) | II (F) | III (N) | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past Gerund |
берчӀван
[bert͡ʃʼwan]
🔒
4
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| Adverbial Past |
берчӀван
[bert͡ʃʼwan]
🔒
4
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| Adverbial Past Negative |
берчӀвачӀого
[bert͡ʃʼwat͡ʃʼogo]
🔒
1
|
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| Adverbial General |
берчӀвалаго
[bert͡ʃʼwalago]
0
|
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| Adverbial General Negative |
берчӀваларого
[bert͡ʃʼwalarogo]
0
|
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Derived Forms (Causative, Durative, Masdar) 8
Verb Forms
| Form | I (M) | II (F) | III (N) | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masdar |
берчӀвай
[bert͡ʃʼwaj]
0
|
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| Infinitive |
берчӀвазе
[bert͡ʃʼwaze]
🔒
8
|
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| Causative |
берчӀвазавизе
/[bert͡ʃʼwazawize]/
0
|
берчӀвазайизе
/[bert͡ʃʼwazajize]/
0
|
берчӀвазабизе
/[bert͡ʃʼwazabize]/
0
|
берчӀвазаризе
/[bert͡ʃʼwazarize]/
0
|
| Causative Negative |
берчӀвазавуларо
/[bert͡ʃʼwazawularo]/
0
|
берчӀвазайуларо
/[bert͡ʃʼwazajularo]/
0
|
берчӀвазабуларо
/[bert͡ʃʼwazabularo]/
0
|
берчӀвазаруларо
/[bert͡ʃʼwazarularo]/
0
|
| Durative |
берчӀвааризе
[bert͡ʃʼwajarize]
0
|
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| Durative Negative |
берчӀваариларо
[bert͡ʃʼwajarilaro]
0
|
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| Frequentative |
берчӀва-берчӀвазе
[bert͡ʃʼwa-bert͡ʃʼwaze]
0
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| Frequentative Negative |
берчӀва-берчӀваларо
[bert͡ʃʼwa-bert͡ʃʼwalaro]
0
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