Meaning of -lema | Babel Free
Definitions
Derives verbs, sometimes causing changes in the stem.
morpheme
Examples
“tegema (“to do”) → tegelema (“to deal with something, to do”)”
“vedama (“to carry”) → vedelema (“to lay around doing nothing”)”
“ajama (“to drive”) → aelema (“to lounge”)”
“jutt (“story”) → ütlema (“to say”)”
“ostma (“to buy”) → ostlema (“to shop (frequentative)”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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