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Meaning of nema | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈnɛːma

Definitions

  1. to take, capture
    strong, verb
  2. to mine (ore, coal, etc.)
    strong, verb
  3. to amount to
    strong, verb
  4. to detect, perceive
    strong, verb
  5. to study (a specified subject)
    strong, verb
  6. an auxiliary verb used with a main verb in the infinitive; this construction has the same meaning as the main verb, its inflection simply being transferred to the auxiliary, and serves merely to obtain a fitting rhyme and syllable structure
    poetic, strong, verb
  7. to touch, to reach
    strong, verb

Equivalents

العربية إِلَّا
Azərbaycanca əgər
Bosanski mana
Cymraeg oni
Deutsch es sei denn
English except learn unless
Suomi ellei jollei
Français à moins que sauf si
Gaeilge mura
עברית אלמלא
हिन्दी जब तक
Hrvatski mana
Bahasa Indonesia kecuali
Italiano a meno che se non
ខ្មែរ លុះត្រាតែ
한국어 ...이 아니면
Kurdî mana onî
Latina nisi
Te Reo Māori mana
Bahasa Melayu melainkan
Nederlands tenzij
Polski chyba że
Српски mana
தமிழ் தவிர
తెలుగు తప్ప
Tiếng Việt trừ phi

Examples

“Augað er það skynfæri er nemur ljós.”

The eye is the (that) organ which detects light.

“Ég nem frönsku.”

I study French.

“Bjarni nam ei fálkann fá”

Bjarni did not get the falcon (i.e. the Order of the Falcon)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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