kere•k
{conjunction} {particle} 1. even if, even though, although
♢ om ka•je, kere•k pu•štsa, om ka•je {sentence} I'm not going, do what you will, I'm not going
♦ kere•k βoč́ da ko•lo {phrase} there's nothing left but to lie down and die, you might as well just lie down and die
♦ kere•k βu•jə̑m kere•m o•ŋgə̑š č́ə̑•ke {phrase} I might as well hang myself, I might as well stick my head in the noose
♦ kere•k βu•jə̑m kere•m šörga•š č́ə̑•ke {phrase} I might as well hang myself, I might as well stick my head in the noose
♦ kere•k karau•lə̑m kə̑•č́kə̑re {phrase} it's enough to make you scream, it's enough to make you climb the walls
♦ kere•k ko•lo {phrase} there's nothing left but to lie down and die, you might as well just lie down and die, oh for crying out loud
♦ kere•k pi•rə̑la u•rmə̑ž {phrase} it's enough to make a grown man cry, it's enough to make a grown man cry
♦ kere•k toβa•rə̑m sa•ke {phrase} you can cut the air with a knife
♦ kere•k tötə̑re•t pu•č́ə̑m pua•lte {phrase} you couldn't wake him/her up with a shotgun, you couldn't wake him/her up with dynamite
♦ kere•k šort {phrase} it's enough to make you cry, you could just cry, you could scream
♦ kere•k šü•jə̑m kere•m o•ŋgə̑š č́ə̑•ke {phrase} I might as well hang myself, I might as well stick my head in the noose
♦ kere•k šü•jə̑m kere•m šörga•š č́ə̑•ke {phrase} I might as well hang myself, I might as well stick my head in the noose
♦ tudla•n kere•k tüńa• sü•mə̑rlə̑žö {phrase} (s)he couldn't care less, (s)he doesn't give a damn
2. at least
♢ kere•k ik mu•tə̑m βo•zo {sentence} write at least one word
3. well, good, okay
♢ kere•k, memna•n dena•k i•le {sentence} good, live with us
4. all the same, makes no difference
♢ nunə̑la•n kere•k {sentence} it's all the same to them, they couldn't care less
