ᡨᡠ᠋ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *tugi-.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tʰwam.pi]

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 見(み)る (miru) and Korean 보다 (boda).

Conjugation

Selected forms of ᡨᡠ᠋ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ (tuwambi)
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.