pu•jto
{conjunction} {particle} 1. as if, as though
♢ ləʃta•ʃ-βlak ləʒgəkta•t, pu•jto i•kte-βesəʃtla•n ala•-mom ojla•t {sentence} the leaves are rustling as if they were talking with one another
♢ ont͡ɕe•t, pu•jto ot pa•le {sentence} you look as if you didn't know
♢ pu•jto ala•-mom kola•m {sentence} it's as if I heard something
♢ pu•jto peʃ uʃa•n ule•ʃ, tuge• əʃta• {sentence} (s)he pretends to be very smart
♦ pu•jto βolge•nt͡ɕe raʃkalte•n {phrase} it came out of the blue sky, it was like a bolt from the blue
♦ pu•jto βyrʒ de•ne ʃuralta• {phrase} it's like getting hit over the head, it's a complete shock
♦ pu•jto βy•dəʃkø ont͡ɕe•n {phrase} it's as if (s)he knew all in advance, it's as if (s)he knew it all beforehand
♦ pu•jto βy•dəʃkø ont͡ɕe•n ulma•ʃ {phrase} it's as if (s)he knew all in advance, it's as if (s)he knew it all beforehand
♦ pu•jto i•me de•ne ʃuralta• {phrase} it's like getting hit over the head, it's a complete shock
♦ tu•do pu•jto kaβa• gət͡ɕ βole•n βo•zən {phrase} where has (s)he been all this time?, it's like (s)he's from another planet
♦ tu•do pu•jto kaβa• gət͡ɕ kamβo•zən {phrase} where has (s)he been all this time?, it's like (s)he's from another planet
♦ pu•jto kaβa• symərle•n {phrase} the heavens opened up, the skies opened up
♦ pu•jto ky•dərt͡ɕø raʃkalte•n {phrase} it came out of the blue sky, it was like a bolt from the blue
♦ pu•jto ky•zø de•ne ʃuralta• {phrase} it's like getting hit over the head, it's a complete shock
♦ pu•jto mla•nde jəma•k porβole•n {phrase} it's as if the earth has swallowed him/her up, (s)he vanished into thin air
♦ pu•jto mla•nde jəma•t͡ɕ le•ktən {phrase} it appeared out of nothing, it came out of nowhere
♦ pu•jto mla•ndəʃ porβole•n {phrase} it's as if the earth has swallowed him/her up, (s)he vanished into thin air
♦ pu•jto umʃa•ʃke βy•dəm po•dələn {phrase} (s)he won't say a word, (s)he's keeping his/her mouth shut
♦ pu•jto t͡ɕon pure•n {phrase} it's as if it were possessed by a demon
♦ pu•jto t͡ɕə•βəm ʃo•ləʃtən {phrase} (s)he's trembling in fear
♦ pu•jto ʃint͡ɕa• po•t͡ɕəltən {phrase} his/her eyes have been opened, the scales have fallen from his/her eyes
♦ pu•jto janda•r kaβa•ʃte βolge•nt͡ɕe raʃkalte•n {phrase} it came out of the blue sky, it was like a bolt from the blue
♦ pu•jto janda•r kaβa•ʃte ky•dərt͡ɕø raʃkalte•n {phrase} it came out of the blue sky, it was like a bolt from the blue
♦ pu•jto βuj gət͡ɕ keste•n de•ne pere•m {verb II} {set phrase} to shock someone, to hit someone over the head with something
♦ pu•jto βuj gət͡ɕ yʃ de•ne pere•m {verb II} {set phrase} to shock someone, to hit someone over the head with something
♦ pu•jto jy•ʃtø βy•dəm kəʃkala•m {verb I} {set phrase} to pour cold water over something, to pour cold water over someone's plans
♦ pu•jto jy•ʃtø βy•dəm optala•m {verb I} {set phrase} to pour cold water over something, to pour cold water over someone's plans
♦ pu•jto tul ymba•lne lija•m {verb I} {set phrase} to be on pins and needles, to be on tenterhooks
♦ pu•jto tul ymba•lne ʃint͡ɕe•m {verb II} {set phrase} to be on pins and needles, to be on tenterhooks
♦ pu•jto tulʃo•l ymba•lne lija•m {verb I} {set phrase} to be on pins and needles, to be on tenterhooks
♦ pu•jto tulʃo•l ymba•lne ʃint͡ɕe•m {verb II} {set phrase} to be on pins and needles, to be on tenterhooks
♦ pu•jto yʃ de•ne βuj gət͡ɕ pere•m {verb II} {set phrase} to hit like a thunderbolt, to hit like a ton of bricks
♦ pu•jto yʃ de•ne βuj gət͡ɕ pue•m {verb II} {set phrase} to hit like a thunderbolt, to hit like a ton of bricks
♦ pu•jto yʃ de•ne pere•m {verb II} {set phrase} to hit like a thunderbolt, to hit like a ton of bricks
♦ pu•jto yʃ de•ne pue•m {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)
♢ məj ko•ʎəm, pu•jto təj pø•rtəm nalne•t {sentence} I heard you wanted to buy a house
♢ məj ala•-ku•ʃto ludəna•m ə•ʎe, pu•jto pt͡ɕe•lin kupe•t͡ɕən pørt jəma•lnəʒe kakʃa•n da t͡ɕe•rke ma•rte mla•nde jəma•t͡ɕ ko•rno ky•nt͡ɕəmø ulma•ʃ. ti•de t͡ɕən mo? {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
♢ pu•jto tə•ʃke ik gana•t to•lən o•gəl {sentence} she has apparently not come here a single time
