Mari-English Dictionary

1. to drive, to lead, to direct, to guide

♦ jot͡ɕa-βlakəm t͡ɕodəraʃ koʃtəktem {verb II} to lead children into the forest

♦ ondalen koʃtəktem {verb II} to trick someone into going somewhere

2. to teach to walk

♦ azam koʃtəktem {verb II} to teach a child to walk

3. to take, to transport, to carry

♦ puʃ dene koʃtəktem {verb II} to transport by boat

♦ tupeʃ koʃtəktem {verb II} to carry on one's back

4. {transitive} to move

♦ zatβorəm koʃtəktem {verb II} to move a bolt

5. to carry something around

♢ ʃyməʃtem jøratəmaʃəm koʃtəktem {sentence} I carry love in my heart

♦ kysenəʃte koʃtəktem {verb II} to carry around in one's pocket

♦ futʎareʃ koʃtəktem {verb II} to carry around in a case

6. to spread something around

♦ jərəm-jər βolgədəm koʃtəktem {verb II} to spread light around

7. {transitive} to graze, pasture

♢ pasuʃto βoʎək koʃtəktaʃ lymən pet͡ɕe lijən {sentence} there was a fence for grazing cattle in the field

♦ kytym koʃtəktem {verb II} to graze a herd

8. {transitive} to drive

♦ maʃinam koʃtəktem {verb II} to drive a car

9. {figuratively} {transitive} to couple, to mate, to have mate

♢ uʃkaləm ot koʃtəkto gən, ʃoʃəm preze ok lij {sentence} if you don't have your cows mate, you won't have any calves in spring

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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