aʎe
{ушем мут} {частице} {наречий} 1. or
♢ tolat aʎe uke? {ойлончо} are you coming or not?
♢ tolat aʎe ogət? {ойлончо} are you coming or not?
♢ kinoʃ aʎe teatrəʃ kajena? {ойлончо} should we go to the cinema or to the theater?
♦ aʎe tuge {наречий} or like this
♦ təʃke aʎe tuʃko {наречий} here or there
2. or, that is, i.e.
♢ juʒ koʃtmaʃ, aʎe mardeʒ, pyrtysəʃtø kugu βerəm nalən ʃoga {ойлончо} the movement of air, or wind, plays an important role in nature
♢ aeroplan, aʎe samoʎot {ойлончо} airship or aircraft
3. (але... але) either... or
♦ aʎe me, aʎe nuno {наречий} either we or they
♦ aʎe tat͡ɕe aʎe erla {наречий} either today or tomorrow
4. (emphatic particle)
♢ aʎe izi ulmem godəmak aβam ojlen əʎe {ойлончо} my mother told me when I was young
♢ poləʃəm jodən tolat aʎe! {ойлончо} oh you will be coming to ask for my help!
5. still, yet, not yet
♢ aβaj aʎe paʃa gət͡ɕ pørtələn ogəl {ойлончо} mother hasn't come back from work yet
♢ məj marla aʎe om kutəro {ойлончо} I don't speak Mari yet
♦ aʎe oʃ tyɲaʃke ʃot͡ɕən ogəl {муткылдыш} the world has not yet seen the likes
♦ aʎe oʃ tyɲaʃte uke {муткылдыш} the world has not yet seen the likes
♦ aʎe uke {муткылдыш} the world has not yet seen the likes
♦ aʎe ʃot͡ɕən ogəl {муткылдыш} the world has not yet seen the likes
♦ aʎe uke {наречий} not yet
♦ aʎe marte {наречий} so far, up to now
♦ aʎe marte gaj {пале мут} like up to now
♦ aʎe marte palədəme {пале мут} unknown till now
6. really, perhaps
♢ - tudo βet marlan kajəʃ - aʎe? {ойлончо} - she is married - really?
