semən
{postposition} [Generate paradigm] 1. like, as
♢ kont͡sert semən lijeʃ {sentence} it will be like a concert
♦ ajdeme semən {adverb} humanly, in a human manner
♦ ala-mo semən {adverb} {set phrase} very, astonishingly, surprisingly, incredibly, unbelievably
♦ βara semən {adverb} {set phrase} gradually, little by little
♦ βes semən {adverb} {set phrase} on the other hand, in other words
♦ βes semən ok lij gən {adverb} if there is no other way, if worst comes to worst
♦ βes semənʒe {adverb} {set phrase} on the other hand, in other words
♦ izak-ʃoʎak semən {adverb} like brothers, fraternally
♦ kajək semən {adverb} as a bird, like a bird
♦ kul semən {adverb} like a slave
♦ kyleʃ semən {adverb} as it should be
♦ manme semən {adverb} {set phrase} as they say, as the saying goes
♦ molo semən {adverb} in a different way
♦ mo semən {adverb} how, in what manner
♦ nakazanij semən {adverb} as a punishment
♦ ɲimo semənat {adverb} {set phrase} in no way, by no means
♦ oza semən {adverb} as a host
♦ poləʃ semən {adverb} as help, as aid
♦ tendan semən {adverb} in your way
♦ toʃto semənak {adverb} like before
♦ tudən semən {adverb} in his/her way
♦ tunəktəʃo semən {adverb} in the capacity of a teacher
♦ təj semənet {adverb} in your way
♦ u semən {adverb} in a new manner, in a new way
2. according to, in accordance with, as
♢ at͡ɕam-aβamlan kertmem semən polʃem {sentence} I help my parents as best I can
♦ iktaʒ-køn kyʃtəməʒ semən əʃtem {verb II} to do as instructed by someone
♦ kyleʃlək semən {adverb} necessarily, inevitably, perforce
♦ lijme semən {adverb} as possible
♦ ʃonəmo semən {adverb} if wanted, if desired
♦ t͡ɕon semən {adverb} to somebody's liking
3. to the extent, as, with
♢ programːe kugət kuʃmo semən joŋələʃ t͡ɕyt͡ɕkədemalteʃ {sentence} the error rate increases with the size of the programs
♦ lum ʃuləmo semən {adverb} to the extent that the snow melts
4. (in combination with numerals) in different ways
♦ ik semənʒe {adverb} {set phrase} on the one hand
♦ ʃuko semən {adverb} in different ways, in many ways
5. in one's own way
♢ semənem uməlem {sentence} I understand it in my own way
♢ semənda iləza {sentence} live in your own way
♦ ʃke semən əʃtem {verb II} to do it in one's one manner
6. to oneself, not aloud, in one's mind
♢ semənem ʃonəʃəm {sentence} I thought to myself
♦ ʃke semən ludam {verb I} to read to oneself
