Mari-English Dictionary

лывырта•ш (-ем)

1. {transitive} to bend

♦ куэ•м лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to bend a birch

♦ оҥа•м лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to bend a board

2. to make flexible, to soften, to relax

♦ йы•лмым лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to loosen one's tongue

♦ ки•дым лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to become skilled at something

♦ мо•гырым лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to stretch one's body

♦ парня•м лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to make one's fingers flexible

3. to persuade, to win over, to talk into

♦ икта•ж-кӧм шке мо•гырыш лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to win somebody over to one's side

4. to warm up, to get warmer (weather)

♢ иге•че лывырта• {sentence} the weather is getting warmer

5. {figuratively} to soften, to make more tender, to make more gentle, to touch

♦ чо•ным лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to soften one's soul

♦ шӱ•мым лывырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to soften one's heart, to become tender-hearted

6. {figuratively} to develop, to enrichen

♢ шкена•н йылмына•м лывырта•ш кӱле•ш {sentence} we must develop our language

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// лывырте•н нала•ш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ сӧра•л му•ро чо•нжым лывырте•н на•л'е {sentence} the beautiful song softened his/her heart

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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