uməlem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to realize, to realise (B.E.ALT)
♢ tidəm om uməlo {sentence} I do not understand this
♢ uməlaʃ ok lij {sentence} it cannot be understood
♦ ik ʃint͡ɕaont͡ɕaltəʃ gət͡ɕak uməlem {verb II} to understand at a glance
♦ ikte-βesəm sajən uməlem {verb II} to understand one another well
♦ ikte-βesəm uməlem {verb II} to understand one another
♦ pisən uməlem {verb II} to grasp quickly
♦ sajən uməlem gən {adverb} if I understand it correctly
♦ uməlaʃ lijdəme {adjective} {set phrase} senseless, inexplicable, incomprehensible, impossible to understand, mysterious
♦ uməlaʃ lijdəme usloβijəʃte {adverb} in mysterious circumstances
♦ uməlaʃ lijdəmən {adverb} mysteriously
♦ uməlaʃ lijme {adjective} understandable, comprehensible
♦ uməlaʃ lijme amal dene {adverb} for understandable reasons
♦ uməlaʃ lijʃe {adjective} understandable, comprehensible
♦ ʃke titakəm uməlem {verb II} to realize one's guilt
2. to inquire, to make inquiries, to ascertain
♦ paʃadar nergen uməlem {verb II} to inquire about a salary
3. to interpret, to understand as, to take something in a certain way
♢ kuze tide mutəm uməlaʃ? {sentence} how is this word to be understood?
♦ məskara semən uməlem {verb II} to take something as a joke
♦ tyrlən uməlem {verb II} to interpret in different ways
4. to understand, to appreciate
♦ pyrtysən motorləkʃəm uməlem {verb II} to appreciate the beauty of nature
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// uməlen nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// pisən uməlen nalam {verb I} to grasp quickly
// uməlen ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ məj iləʃəʃtem iktəm uməlen ʃogem: ʃke pyrəmaʃem ʃke t͡ɕoŋem {sentence} one thing I understand in my life: I am the master of my destiny
// uməlen ʃuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// tekstəm uməlen ʃuam {verb I} to understand a text
// uməlen ʃuktem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ joŋələʃem βigak uməlen ʃuktəʃəm {sentence} I understood my mistake at once
