Mari-English Dictionary

1. only, merely, solely, just

♢ tide kum teŋgem gəna ʃoga {sentence} this only costs three rubles

♢ tide ʃədəm gəna lukteʃ {sentence} only bad will come from this

♢ ik knigam gəna naʎəm {sentence} I only borrowed one book

♢ tide gəna ok site {sentence} well that does it, well that's it

♢ təlanet gəna yʃanem {sentence} I trust only you

♦ ɲigø βese, tudo gəna {phrase} no one else, only him/her

♦ tide gəna ogəl, eʃe.ː {phrase} not only this, but also...

♦ koklan gəna {adverb} {set phrase} only occasionally

♦ erla gəna {adverb} only tomorrow, not till tomorrow

2. only just, barely

♢ məj toʎəm gəna {sentence} I just arrived

♦ kəzət gəna {adverb} only just, just now

3. rather, fairly, pretty

♦ t͡ɕojan gəna {adverb} rather cunningly

♦ ʃəman gəna {adverb} fairly tenderly

4. (emphatic particle)

♢ motor gəna tuβərəm naʎəm {sentence} I bought a really nice dress

♦ βaʃke gəna {adverb} right away

♦ t͡ɕut͡ɕ gəna {adverb} {set phrase} nearly, almost

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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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