βele
{particle} 1. only, just, but
♢ tide tüŋaltə̑š βele {sentence} this is just the beginning
♢ tide βele ok site {sentence} only this is missing
♢ Vańa βele ogə̑l, eše Metri pogə̑nə̑maške tolə̑n {sentence} Vanya came to the meeting and so did Metri
♦ ik gana βele {noun} only once
♦ kə̑zə̑t βele {adverb} only now
♦ pelə̑že βele {noun} only half
♦ βele ogə̑l {particle} {set phrase} not only
2. like, just like, as if, as though
♢ tudo šoŋgemmə̑la βele koješ {sentence} (s)he looks like (s)he has aged
♢ Marina jüksö βele - ńigö tə̑ge oškə̑l ok mošto {sentence} Marina is like a swan, nobody else can walk like that
3. so, just (emphatic particle)
♢ ojlə̑št βele, me ə̑šten ona kert manə̑n, me č́ə̑la seŋena {sentence} just let them say that we can't do it, we'll manage everything
♢ šoč́mo mogə̑rem deč́ posna jošt č́uč́eš, č́aple polatemat šuč́kə̑n βele koješ {sentence} I miss my native land, and even my big house seems just horrible
♢ šüdə̑r kaβašte č́üč́ka βele {sentence} the star is sparkling in the sky
♢ iktaž-mom kalaset gə̑n βele? {sentence} if only you would say something
♦ gə̑n βele {particle} {set phrase} if only, I wish (marking a polite request)
4. more and more (when coupled with adjectives and adverbs, denotes a gradual increase)
♢ Anušə̑n βujžə̑lan lə̑ž da lə̑ž βele č́uč́ə̑n {sentence} Anush felt more and more exhausted
