saavva tolkku

Ingrian

Literally: "To get the sense".

(transitive, + elative) to have an understanding of
- 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
  Sitä vart, jot hyväst saavva tolkku ympäröiväst paikast, pittää tuntaa löytää pooli ja matka, tuntaa katsoa paikan plaanua.
  For this, to understand the surrounding area well, one has to be able to find the direction and the distance, to be able to look at the map of the area.

Conjugation of saavva tolkku: see saavva

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