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{conjunction} {Russian loan} 1. then (in main clause connected with conditional clause)
♢ книга•м луда•т гын, то ом ву•рсо {sentence} if you read the book, I won't scold you
2. (то... то) now... now, sometimes... sometimes
♢ то ко•лым куча•, то мӱ•кшым онча• {sentence} sometimes (s)he fishes, sometimes (s)he looks after bees
♦ то ик вере•, то вес вере• {adverb} sometimes in one place, sometimes in another
♦ то ты•ште, то ту•што {adverb} now here, now there