веле
{particle} 1. only, just, but
♢ тиде тӱҥалтыш веле {sentence} this is just the beginning
♢ тиде веле ок сите {sentence} only this is missing
♢ Ваня веле огыл, эше Метри погынымашке толын {sentence} Vanya came to the meeting and so did Metri
♦ ик гана веле {noun} only once
♦ кызыт веле {adverb} only now
♦ пелыже веле {noun} only half
♦ веле огыл {particle} {set phrase} not only
2. like, just like, as if, as though
♢ тудо шоҥгеммыла веле коеш {sentence} (s)he looks like (s)he has aged
♢ Марина йӱксӧ веле - нигӧ тыге ошкыл ок мошто {sentence} Marina is like a swan, nobody else can walk like that
3. so, just (emphatic particle)
♢ ойлышт веле, ме ыштен она керт манын, ме чыла сеҥена {sentence} just let them say that we can't do it, we'll manage everything
♢ шочмо могырем деч посна йошт чучеш, чапле полатемат шучкын веле коеш {sentence} I miss my native land, and even my big house seems just horrible
♢ шӱдыр каваште чӱчка веле {sentence} the star is sparkling in the sky
♢ иктаж-мом каласет гын веле? {sentence} if only you would say something
♦ гын веле {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)
♢ Анушын вуйжылан лыж да лыж веле чучын {sentence} Anush felt more and more exhausted
