ве•ле
{particle} 1. only, just, but
♢ ти•де тӱҥа•лтыш ве•ле {sentence} this is just the beginning
♢ ти•де ве•ле ок си•те {sentence} only this is missing
♢ Ва•ня ве•ле о•гыл, эше• Метри• погыныма•шке то•лын {sentence} Vanya came to the meeting and so did Metri
♦ ик гана• ве•ле {noun} only once
♦ кы•зыт ве•ле {adverb} only now
♦ пе•лыже ве•ле {noun} only half
♦ ве•ле о•гыл {particle} {set phrase} not only
2. like, just like, as if, as though
♢ ту•до шоҥге•ммыла ве•ле кое•ш {sentence} (s)he looks like (s)he has aged
♢ Марина• йӱ•ксӧ ве•ле - н'игӧ• тыге• о•шкыл ок мо•што {sentence} Marina is like a swan, nobody else can walk like that
3. so, just (emphatic particle)
♢ о•йлышт ве•ле, ме ыште•н она• керт ма•нын, ме чыла• сеҥена• {sentence} just let them say that we can't do it, we'll manage everything
♢ шо•чмо могыре•м деч посна• йошт чуче•ш, ча•пле полатема•т шу•чкын ве•ле кое•ш {sentence} I miss my native land, and even my big house seems just horrible
♢ шӱ•дыр кава•ште чӱчка• ве•ле {sentence} the star is sparkling in the sky
♢ икта•ж-мом каласе•т гын ве•ле? {sentence} if only you would say something
♦ гын ве•ле {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)
♢ Ану•шын вуйжыла•н лыж да лыж ве•ле чу•чын {sentence} Anush felt more and more exhausted
