ᡨᡠ᠋ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tungusic *tugi-.

Pronunciation edit

(standard) IPA^(key): [tʰwam.pi]

Verb edit

ᡨᡠ᠋ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ • (tuwambi)

to look; to see; to watch
to read; to peruse; to review
to regard; to look upon; to consider; to treat
to wait; to await
(auxiliary, after the infinitive) to try, to try out

Usage notes edit

(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 見(み)る (miru) and Korean 보다 (boda).

Conjugation edit

Selected forms of ᡨᡠ᠋ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ ()
type ha-ra

Sentence-final forms
Indicative		Simple	Progressive		Perfect
	Present-future	ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ (tuwambi)	ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠮᡝ ᠪᡳ (tuwame bi)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡥᠠᠪᡳ (tuwahabi)
	Past	ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡥᠠ (tuwaha)	ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳᡥᡝ (tuwambihe)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳᡥᡝᠪᡳ (tuwambihebi)
	Future	ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡵᠠ (tuwara)	—		—
Interrogative		Affirmative		Negative
	Non-past	ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠣ (tuwao)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡵᠠᡴᡡᠨ (tuwarakūn)
	Past	ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡥᠠᠣ (tuwahao)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡥᠠᡴᡡᠨ (tuwahakūn)
		Affirmative		Negative
Imperative		ᡨᡠᠸᠠ (tuwa)		ᡠᠮᡝ ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡵᠠ (ume tuwara)
		Normal		Strong
Desiderative		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡴᡳ (tuwaki)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡴᡳ ᠰᡝᠮᠪᡳ (tuwaki sembi)
		Normal		Polite
Optative		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡴᡳᠨᡳ (tuwakini), ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡴᡳ (tuwaki)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡵᠠᠣ (tuwarao), ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠴᡳᠨᠠ (tuwacina)
Converbs
Coordinative (Infinitive)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠮᡝ (tuwame)
Subordinative (Past gerund)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡶᡳ (tuwafi)
Conditional		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠴᡳ (tuwaci)
Durative		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡥᠠᡳ (tuwahai)
Terminative		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡨᠠᠯᠠ (tuwatala)
Instrumental		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡨᠠᡳ (tuwatai)
Preparative		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠩᡤᠠᠯᠠ (tuwanggala)
Concessive		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠴᡳᠪᡝ (tuwacibe)
Adverbial		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡵᠠᠯᠠᠮᡝ (tuwaralame)
Participles
		Non-past		Past
Positive		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡵᠠ (tuwara)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡥᠠ (tuwaha)
Negative		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡵᠠᡴᡡ (tuwarakū)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡥᠠᡴᡡ (tuwahakū)
Verbal noun		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᡝ (tuwarangge)		ᡨᡠᠸᠠᡥᠠᠩᡤᡝ (tuwahangge)
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible conjugated form of every verb actually occurs.