kerek
{conjunction} {particle} 1. even if, even though, although
♢ om kaje, kerek puštsa, om kaje {sentence} I'm not going, do what you will, I'm not going
♦ kerek βoč́ da kolo {phrase} there's nothing left but to lie down and die, you might as well just lie down and die
♦ kerek βujə̑m kerem oŋgə̑š č́ə̑ke {phrase} I might as well hang myself, I might as well stick my head in the noose
♦ kerek βujə̑m kerem šörgaš č́ə̑ke {phrase} I might as well hang myself, I might as well stick my head in the noose
♦ kerek karaulə̑m kə̑č́kə̑re {phrase} it's enough to make you scream, it's enough to make you climb the walls
♦ kerek kolo {phrase} there's nothing left but to lie down and die, you might as well just lie down and die, oh for crying out loud
♦ kerek pirə̑la urmə̑ž {phrase} it's enough to make a grown man cry, it's enough to make a grown man cry
♦ kerek toβarə̑m sake {phrase} you can cut the air with a knife
♦ kerek tötə̑ret puč́ə̑m pualte {phrase} you couldn't wake him/her up with a shotgun, you couldn't wake him/her up with dynamite
♦ kerek šort {phrase} it's enough to make you cry, you could just cry, you could scream
♦ kerek šüjə̑m kerem oŋgə̑š č́ə̑ke {phrase} I might as well hang myself, I might as well stick my head in the noose
♦ kerek šüjə̑m kerem šörgaš č́ə̑ke {phrase} I might as well hang myself, I might as well stick my head in the noose
♦ tudlan kerek tüńa sümə̑rlə̑žö {phrase} (s)he couldn't care less, (s)he doesn't give a damn
2. at least
♢ kerek ik mutə̑m βozo {sentence} write at least one word
3. well, good, okay
♢ kerek, memnan denak ile {sentence} good, live with us
4. all the same, makes no difference
♢ nunə̑lan kerek {sentence} it's all the same to them, they couldn't care less
