Mari-English Dictionary

kuktaltam

1. to get tangled up, to get entangled

♢ ʃyrtø kuktalte {sentence} the threads got tangled up

♦ βapʃeʃ kuktaltam {verb I} to get entangled in a net

2. {figuratively} to be confused, to lose the thread

♦ jodəʃlan βaʃeʃtəme godəm kuktaltam {verb I} to get confused answering questions

3. {figuratively} to fall apart, not to happen, not to take place

♢ t͡ɕəla ʃonəmaʃem kuktalte {sentence} all my dreams fell apart

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// kuktalt pətem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

♢ ʃyrtø kuktalt pəten, rudaʃat ok lij {sentence} the threads got completely entangled, they won't unravel

♢ uməltaren ʃəm kert, kuktalt pətəʃəm {sentence} I couldn't explain, I lost the thread completely

// kuktalt ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ paʃa plan kuktalt ʃint͡ɕən {sentence} the work plan fell apart

// kuktalt ʃint͡ɕem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)

// jodəʃtmo godəm sudʲja ont͡ɕəlan kuktalt ʃint͡ɕem {verb II} to be confused when interrogated in court

--"PARENT"--> kuktem

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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