aʎe
{союз} {частица} {наречие} 1. or
♢ tolat aʎe uke? {предложение} are you coming or not?
♢ tolat aʎe ogət? {предложение} are you coming or not?
♢ kinoʃ aʎe teatrəʃ kajena? {предложение} should we go to the cinema or to the theater?
♦ aʎe tuge {наречие} or like this
♦ təʃke aʎe tuʃko {наречие} here or there
2. or, that is, i.e.
♢ juʒ koʃtmaʃ, aʎe mardeʒ, pyrtysəʃtø kugu βerəm nalən ʃoga {предложение} the movement of air, or wind, plays an important role in nature
♢ aeroplan, aʎe samoʎot {предложение} airship or aircraft
3. (але... але) either... or
♦ aʎe me, aʎe nuno {наречие} either we or they
♦ aʎe tat͡ɕe aʎe erla {наречие} either today or tomorrow
4. (emphatic particle)
♢ aʎe izi ulmem godəmak aβam ojlen əʎe {предложение} my mother told me when I was young
♢ poləʃəm jodən tolat aʎe! {предложение} oh you will be coming to ask for my help!
5. still, yet, not yet
♢ aβaj aʎe paʃa gət͡ɕ pørtələn ogəl {предложение} mother hasn't come back from work yet
♢ məj marla aʎe om kutəro {предложение} I don't speak Mari yet
♦ aʎe oʃ tyɲaʃke ʃot͡ɕən ogəl {фраза} the world has not yet seen the likes
♦ aʎe oʃ tyɲaʃte uke {фраза} the world has not yet seen the likes
♦ aʎe uke {фраза} the world has not yet seen the likes
♦ aʎe ʃot͡ɕən ogəl {фраза} the world has not yet seen the likes
♦ aʎe uke {наречие} not yet
♦ aʎe marte {наречие} so far, up to now
♦ aʎe marte gaj {имя прилагательное} like up to now
♦ aʎe marte palədəme {имя прилагательное} unknown till now
6. really, perhaps
♢ - tudo βet marlan kajəʃ - aʎe? {предложение} - she is married - really?
