Mari-English Dictionary

пӱсемдаш (-ем)

1. to sharpen

♦ калак дене пӱсемдаш (-ем) {verb II} to whet, to sharpen with a whetstone

♦ кӱзым пӱсемдаш (-ем) {verb II} to sharpen a knife

♦ савам пӱсемдаш (-ем) {verb II} to sharpen a scythe

2. {figuratively} to sharpen, to concentrate

♦ пылышым пӱсемден колышташ (-ам) {verb I} to listen with one's ears perked up, to listen attentively

3. {figuratively} to improve, to develop, to hone, to cultivate

♦ перам пӱсемдаш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to improve one's style

♦ ушым пӱсемдаш (-ем) {verb II} to cultivate one's mind

4. {figuratively} to exacerbate, to aggravate, to intensify

♦ кризисым пӱсемдаш (-ем) {verb II} to intensify a crisis

5. {figuratively} to drive on, to quicken, to accelerate, to hasten

♦ шошо ага пашам пӱсемдаш (-ем) {verb II} to accelerate spring field work

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// пӱсемден толаш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

// конфликтым пӱсемден толаш (-ам) {verb I} to exacerbate a conflict

// пӱсемден шындаш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// кӱзым пӱсемден шындаш (-ем) {verb II} to sharpen a knife

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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