Mari-English Dictionary

zanimatle•m

{verb II} {Russian loan} [Generate paradigm]

1. to study, to learn

♦ uro•k det͡ɕ βara• zanimatle•m {verb II} to study after class

♦ bibliote•kəʃte zanimatle•m {verb II} to study in the library

♦ ekzamenla•n zanimatle•m {verb II} to prepare for an exam, to study for an exam

2. to do, to deal with, to devote oneself to, to be active in, to preoccupy oneself with, to pursue, to be interested in, to be into

♢ mo de•ne zanimatleda•? {sentence} what do you do?

♦ literatu•r de•ne zanimatle•m {verb II} to preoccupy oneself with literature

♦ mu•zək de•ne zanimatle•m {verb II} to be interested in music

♦ sport de•ne zanimatle•m {verb II} to be into sports

♦ fizkuʎtu•r de•ne zanimatle•m {verb II} to do gymnastics regularly

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

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

// anglit͡ɕa•n jə•lme de•ne zanimatle•n nala•m {verb I} to study English

// zanimatle•n kije•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)

// ekzamenla•n zanimatle•n kije•m {verb II} to prepare for an exam, to study for an exam

// zanimatle•n ertare•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)

// ka•nəʃ ke•t͡ɕəm matema•tike zanimatle•n ertare•m {verb II} to study math on a day off

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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