Mari-English Dictionary

лывырташ (-ем)

1. {transitive} to bend

♦ куэм лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} to bend a birch

♦ оҥам лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} to bend a board

2. to make flexible, to soften, to relax

♦ йылмым лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to loosen one's tongue

♦ кидым лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to become skilled at something

♦ могырым лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} to stretch one's body

♦ парням лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} to make one's fingers flexible

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

♦ иктаж-кӧм шке могырыш лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} to win somebody over to one's side

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

♢ игече лывырта {sentence} the weather is getting warmer

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

♦ чоным лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} to soften one's soul

♦ шӱмым лывырташ (-ем) {verb II} to soften one's heart, to become tender-hearted

6. {figuratively} to develop, to enrichen

♢ шкенан йылмынам лывырташ кӱлеш {sentence} we must develop our language

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// лывыртен налаш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ сӧрал муро чонжым лывыртен нале {sentence} the beautiful song softened his/her heart

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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