Mari-English Dictionary

uməle•m

1. to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to realize, to realise (B.E.ALT)

♢ ti•dəm om u•məlo {sentence} I do not understand this

♢ uməla•ʃ ok lij {sentence} it cannot be understood

♦ ik ʃint͡ɕaont͡ɕa•ltəʃ gət͡ɕa•k uməle•m {verb II} to understand at a glance

♦ i•kte-βe•səm sa•jən uməle•m {verb II} to understand one another well

♦ i•kte-βe•səm uməle•m {verb II} to understand one another

♦ pi•sən uməle•m {verb II} to grasp quickly

♦ sa•jən uməle•m gən {adverb} if I understand it correctly

♦ uməla•ʃ li•jdəme {adjective} {set phrase} senseless, inexplicable, incomprehensible, impossible to understand, mysterious

♦ uməla•ʃ li•jdəme uslo•βijəʃte {adverb} in mysterious circumstances

♦ uməla•ʃ li•jdəmən {adverb} mysteriously

♦ uməla•ʃ li•jme {adjective} understandable, comprehensible

♦ uməla•ʃ li•jme ama•l de•ne {adverb} for understandable reasons

♦ uməla•ʃ li•jʃe {adjective} understandable, comprehensible

♦ ʃke tita•kəm uməle•m {verb II} to realize one's guilt

2. to inquire, to make inquiries, to ascertain

♦ paʃada•r nerge•n uməle•m {verb II} to inquire about a salary

3. to interpret, to understand as, to take something in a certain way

♢ kuze• ti•de mu•təm uməla•ʃ? {sentence} how is this word to be understood?

♦ məskara• se•mən uməle•m {verb II} to take something as a joke

♦ ty•rlən uməle•m {verb II} to interpret in different ways

4. to understand, to appreciate

♦ pyrty•sən moto•rləkʃəm uməle•m {verb II} to appreciate the beauty of nature

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// uməle•n nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

// pi•sən uməle•n nala•m {verb I} to grasp quickly

// uməle•n ʃoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)

♢ məj iləʃəʃte•m i•ktəm uməle•n ʃoge•m: ʃke pyrəmaʃe•m ʃke t͡ɕoŋe•m {sentence} one thing I understand in my life: I am the master of my destiny

// uməle•n ʃua•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

// te•kstəm uməle•n ʃua•m {verb I} to understand a text

// uməle•n ʃukte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

♢ jo•ŋələʃem βiga•k uməle•n ʃu•ktəʃəm {sentence} I understood my mistake at once

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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