ᠰᡝᠮᡝ

Manchu

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sə.mə]

Verb

ᠰᡝᠮᡝ • (seme)

1. infinitive of ᠰᡝᠮᠪᡳ (sembi)

Conjunction

ᠰᡝᠮᡝ • (seme)

1. because; since; as
   • 1848, Pu Songling, translated by Jakdan, Sonjofi ubaliyambuha liyoo zhai zhi i bithe [Selected Short Stories by Liao Zhai in translation]:

     ᠯᡠ
     ᡤᡠᠩ
     ᡩᠠ
     ᠰᡠᠰᡠ
     ᡤᠣᡵᠣ
     ᠰᡝᠮᡝ᠈
     ᡥᠣᠪᠣ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᡨᠠᡴᠠ
     ᠵᡠᡴᡨᡝᡥᡝᠨ
     ᡩᡝ
     ᠰᡳᠨᡩᠠᡥᠠᠪᡳ᠉

     lu gung da susu goro seme, hobo be taka juktehen de sindahabi.

     Because the hometown is far away, Lu Gong put the coffin in the temple for the moment.

2. although; even if; even though

Particle

ᠰᡝᠮᡝ • (seme)

1. used to form adverbial phrases, usually after an onomatopoeic word or phrase

   ᠯᠣᡵ
   ᠰᡝᠮᡝ ― lor seme ― speaking incessantly