ᡨᡠ᠋ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *tugi-.

Pronunciation

Verb

ᡨᡠ᠋ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ • (tuwambi)

  1. to look; to see; to watch
  2. to read; to peruse; to review
  3. to regard; to look upon; to consider; to treat
  4. to wait; to await
  5. (auxiliary, after the infinitive) to try, to try out

Usage notes

  • (to try): This verb does not mean "to try hard" (e.g., "I tried to pass the exam."), but "to try out; to sample". Compare Japanese () (miru) and Korean 보다 (boda).

Conjugation

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