пу•йто
{conjunction} {particle} 1. as if, as though
♢ лышта•ш-влак лыжгыкта•т, пу•йто и•кте-весыштла•н ала•-мом ойла•т {sentence} the leaves are rustling as if they were talking with one another
♢ онче•т, пу•йто от па•ле {sentence} you look as if you didn't know
♢ пу•йто ала•-мом кола•м {sentence} it's as if I heard something
♢ пу•йто пеш уша•н уле•ш, туге• ышта• {sentence} (s)he pretends to be very smart
♦ пу•йто волге•нче рашкалте•н {phrase} it came out of the blue sky, it was like a bolt from the blue
♦ пу•йто вӱрж де•не шуралта• {phrase} it's like getting hit over the head, it's a complete shock
♦ пу•йто вӱ•дышкӧ онче•н {phrase} it's as if (s)he knew all in advance, it's as if (s)he knew it all beforehand
♦ пу•йто вӱ•дышкӧ онче•н улма•ш {phrase} it's as if (s)he knew all in advance, it's as if (s)he knew it all beforehand
♦ пу•йто и•ме де•не шуралта• {phrase} it's like getting hit over the head, it's a complete shock
♦ ту•до пу•йто кава• гыч воле•н во•зын {phrase} where has (s)he been all this time?, it's like (s)he's from another planet
♦ ту•до пу•йто кава• гыч камво•зын {phrase} where has (s)he been all this time?, it's like (s)he's from another planet
♦ пу•йто кава• сӱмырле•н {phrase} the heavens opened up, the skies opened up
♦ пу•йто кӱ•дырчӧ рашкалте•н {phrase} it came out of the blue sky, it was like a bolt from the blue
♦ пу•йто кӱ•зӧ де•не шуралта• {phrase} it's like getting hit over the head, it's a complete shock
♦ пу•йто мла•нде йыма•к порволе•н {phrase} it's as if the earth has swallowed him/her up, (s)he vanished into thin air
♦ пу•йто мла•нде йыма•ч ле•ктын {phrase} it appeared out of nothing, it came out of nowhere
♦ пу•йто мла•ндыш порволе•н {phrase} it's as if the earth has swallowed him/her up, (s)he vanished into thin air
♦ пу•йто умша•шке вӱ•дым по•дылын {phrase} (s)he won't say a word, (s)he's keeping his/her mouth shut
♦ пу•йто чон пуре•н {phrase} it's as if it were possessed by a demon
♦ пу•йто чы•вым шо•лыштын {phrase} (s)he's trembling in fear
♦ пу•йто шинча• по•чылтын {phrase} his/her eyes have been opened, the scales have fallen from his/her eyes
♦ пу•йто янда•р кава•ште волге•нче рашкалте•н {phrase} it came out of the blue sky, it was like a bolt from the blue
♦ пу•йто янда•р кава•ште кӱ•дырчӧ рашкалте•н {phrase} it came out of the blue sky, it was like a bolt from the blue
♦ пу•йто вуй гыч кесте•н де•не пера•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to shock someone, to hit someone over the head with something
♦ пу•йто вуй гыч ӱш де•не пера•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to shock someone, to hit someone over the head with something
♦ пу•йто йӱ•штӧ вӱ•дым кышкала•ш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to pour cold water over something, to pour cold water over someone's plans
♦ пу•йто йӱ•штӧ вӱ•дым оптала•ш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to pour cold water over something, to pour cold water over someone's plans
♦ пу•йто тул ӱмба•лне лия•ш (-ям) {verb I} {set phrase} to be on pins and needles, to be on tenterhooks
♦ пу•йто тул ӱмба•лне шинча•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to be on pins and needles, to be on tenterhooks
♦ пу•йто тулшо•л ӱмба•лне лия•ш (-ям) {verb I} {set phrase} to be on pins and needles, to be on tenterhooks
♦ пу•йто тулшо•л ӱмба•лне шинча•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to be on pins and needles, to be on tenterhooks
♦ пу•йто ӱш де•не вуй гыч пера•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to hit like a thunderbolt, to hit like a ton of bricks
♦ пу•йто ӱш де•не вуй гыч пуа•ш (-эм) {verb II} {set phrase} to hit like a thunderbolt, to hit like a ton of bricks
♦ пу•йто ӱш де•не пера•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to hit like a thunderbolt, to hit like a ton of bricks
♦ пу•йто ӱш де•не пуа•ш (-эм) {verb II} {set phrase} to hit like a thunderbolt, to hit like a ton of bricks
2. that (in object clauses, can imply that information is second-hand)
♢ мый ко•льым, пу•йто тый пӧ•ртым налне•т {sentence} I heard you wanted to buy a house
♢ мый ала•-ку•што лудына•м ы•л'е, пу•йто Пче•лин купе•чын пӧрт йыма•лныже Какша•н да че•рке ма•рте мла•нде йыма•ч ко•рно кӱ•нчымӧ улма•ш. ти•де чын мо? {sentence} I read somewhere that a tunnel was dug under the ground from the merchant Pchelin's house to the Kokshaga and the church. is this true?
3. apparently, it is said, they say
♢ пу•йто ты•шке ик гана•т то•лын о•гыл {sentence} she has apparently not come here a single time