мана•ш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to say
♢ умша•тым поч да а-а-а ман {sentence} open your mouth and say aaah
♢ мана•ш лие•ш тич {sentence} it's almost full
♢ мана•ш лие•ш лу ий эрте•н {sentence} almost ten years passed
♢ мана•ш лие•ш, у•ке {sentence} there's hardly any
♢ мана•ш лие•ш, чаравуя•н {sentence} he's virtually bald
♢ ма•нгыч шокта• {sentence} rumor has it
♦ мана•ш ве•ле {phrase} it's no joke, it's no laughing matter; that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ мана•ш ве•ле ка•ньыле {phrase} that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ мана•ш ве•ле ку•штылго {phrase} that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ мана•ш гына• {phrase} I'm no joke, it's no laughing matter; that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ мана•ш лие•ш {phrase} you could say, almost, virtually
♦ мана•ш ок лий {phrase} one can't say, that's hardly true
♦ тый гына• ман {phrase} you're completely right, I agree with you completely
♦ ма•нме гай {adverb} {set phrase} as the saying goes, to borrow a phrase
♦ ма•нме гая•к {adverb} {set phrase} almost, nearly, one could say
♦ ма•нме се•мын {adverb} {set phrase} as the saying goes, to borrow a phrase
2. to call (something by some name)
♦ икта•ж-кӧм уда• еҥ мана•ш (-ам) {verb I} to call somebody a bad person
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ма•нын колта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// йо•ҥылыш ма•нын колта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to say something wrong
