gə̑na
{particle} 1. only, merely, solely, just
♢ tide kum teŋgem gə̑na šoga {sentence} this only costs three rubles
♢ tide šə̑də̑m gə̑na lukteš {sentence} only bad will come from this
♢ ik knigam gə̑na nal'ə̑m {sentence} I only borrowed one book
♢ tide gə̑na ok site {sentence} well that does it, well that's it
♢ tə̑lanet gə̑na üšanem {sentence} I trust only you
♦ ńigö βese, tudo gə̑na {phrase} no one else, only him/her
♦ tide gə̑na ogə̑l, eše... {phrase} not only this, but also...
♦ koklan gə̑na {adverb} {set phrase} only occasionally
♦ erla gə̑na {adverb} only tomorrow, not till tomorrow
2. only just, barely
♢ mə̑j tol'ə̑m gə̑na {sentence} I just arrived
♦ kə̑zə̑t gə̑na {adverb} only just, just now
3. rather, fairly, pretty
♦ č́ojan gə̑na {adverb} rather cunningly
♦ šə̑man gə̑na {adverb} fairly tenderly
4. (emphatic particle)
♢ motor gə̑na tuβə̑rə̑m nal'ə̑m {sentence} I bought a really nice dress
♦ βaške gə̑na {adverb} right away
♦ č́uč́ gə̑na {adverb} {set phrase} nearly, almost
