Mari-English Dictionary

1. like that, just like that

♢ nuno tak tolənət {sentence} they came just like that

♢ tide təlanda tak ok erte {sentence} you won't just get away with it

♦ tak manaʃ {phrase} let's suppose, let's presume, suppose; so to speak, so to say; for no particular reason, just like that

♦ tak gəna {adverb} {set phrase} so-so; {set phrase} for no particular reason, just like that

♢ ket͡ɕ-moʒat tak ok mondalt {sentence} nothing can be forgotten just like that

--"PURIST"--> təglajən

--"PURIST"--> təgak

2. in vain, for no reason, for nothing

♢ tak it ojləʃt {sentence} do not talk in vain

♦ tak aram {adverb} in vain, for nothing

♦ tak ogəl {adverb} not in vain, not without reason

--"PURIST"--> aram

3. as soon as, when, the moment

♢ tak ymbaket ont͡ɕalam, t͡ɕəla mondalteʃ {sentence} the moment I see you, all will be forgotten

--"PURIST"--> kunam

4. how

♢ tak eŋden puem! {sentence} oh, how I'm going to smack you!

--"PURIST"--> teβe

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The Mari Web Project is primarily based at the Department of Finno-Ugric Studies at the University of Vienna. The Mari-English Dictionary was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P22786-G20.
Last update: 10 August 2023

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