tunemam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to learn, to acquire a skill
♦ serəʃte ijaʃ ot tunem {phrase} you can't learn to swim standing on the shore
♦ ijaʃ tunemam {verb I} to learn to swim
♦ ludaʃ tunemam {verb I} to learn to read
♦ skripkam ʃoktaʃ tunemam {verb I} to learn to play the violin
♦ tyrlaʃ tunemam {verb I} to learn to embroider
2. to study, to be educated, to attend an educational institution
♦ βrat͡ɕlan tunemam {verb I} to study to be a doctor
♦ marla tunemam {verb I} to study in Mari
♦ tunemaʃ kajem {verb II} to go somewhere to study
♦ tunemaʃ koltem {verb II} to send somedody to school, to have somedody educated
♦ tunemaʃ purem {verb II} to enter an educational institution
♦ ʃkoləʃto tunemam {verb I} to attend school
♦ uniβersitetəʃte tunemam {verb I} to study at university
3. {transitive} to study
♦ marij jəlməm tunemam {verb I} to study Mari
♦ mexanizməm tunemam {verb I} to study a mechanism
♦ jurisprudent͡sijəm tunemam {verb I} to study law
4. {transitive} to learn
♦ u murəm tunemam {verb I} to learn a new song
♦ pot͡ɕelamutəm tunemam {verb I} to learn a poem
♦ seməm tunemam {verb I} to learn a tune
5. to learn, to become wiser, to become more experienced
♦ titakeʃ tuneməna {phrase} we learn from mistakes
6. to get used to something, to become accustomed, to grow accustomed, to adapt oneself
♦ iktaʒ-mom əʃtaʃ tunemam {verb I} to grow used to doing something
♦ iktaʒ-mogaj priβət͡ɕkəlan tunemam {verb I} to pick up a habit
♢ nele paʃalan tunemən {sentence} (s)he became accustomed to hard work
♢ me uʒe tunemənːa {sentence} we're already used to it
♦ kidəʃ tunemam {verb I} {set phrase} to be tamed, to become tame
♦ pət͡ɕkeməʃke tunemam {verb I} to get used to the darkness
♦ tunemːe semən {adverb} in a habitual manner, in a customary manner
♦ u βerəʃte ilen tunemam {verb I} to get used to living in a new place
♦ u iləʃ-kojəʃlan tunemam {verb I} to get used to a new way of life
7. to fall into a habit, to get into a habit
♦ myjəm kot͡ɕmo det͡ɕ βara jyʃtø βydəm jyaʃ tunemam {verb I} to get into the habit of drinking cold water after eating honey
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tunem ilem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ sergej moskoʃto tunem ila {sentence} Sergey studies in Moscow
// tunem lektam {verb I} {perfective} (see above); to finish (a school, a course)
// kədalaʃ ʃkoləm tunem lektam {verb I} to finish secondary school
// tunem nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// t͡ɕatkan pidaʃ tunem nalam {verb I} to learn how to knit neatly
// tunem pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to finish (a school, a course)
// uniβersitetəm tunem pətarem {verb II} to graduate from a university
// tunem ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
// motorən mutlanaʃ tunem ʃogem {verb II} to learn to speak eloquently
// tunem ʃuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// u iləʃ deke tunem ʃuam {verb I} to get used to a new life
// tunem ʃuktem {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to finish one's studies
// mut͡ɕaʃ marte tunem ʃuktem {verb II} to finish one's studies
// tunem ʃuktədəmo {noun} half-educated person
