Detailed Entry Information

English:he begins to; to begin

Lenape:alëmi [prevb]

Sample Sentences

English:I am beginning to get hungry.

Lenape:Alëmi nkatupwi.

English:Then the water began to boil.

Lenape:Na alëmi wënte në mpi.

Historical Example

ólemee [1824] to go about something

Comments

As a third person form the final /w/ is elided.
As a preverb the root has no inflection, but It must be followed by an inflected verb to be grammatical.

Analysis

Form:

alëmi

Structure:

alëmi-w

Meaning:

begin-3anim