манаш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to say
♢ умшатым поч да а-а-а ман {sentence} open your mouth and say aaah
♢ манаш лиеш тич {sentence} it's almost full
♢ манаш лиеш лу ий эртен {sentence} almost ten years passed
♢ манаш лиеш, уке {sentence} there's hardly any
♢ манаш лиеш, чаравуян {sentence} he's virtually bald
♢ мангыч шокта {sentence} rumor has it
♦ манаш веле {phrase} it's no joke, it's no laughing matter; that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ манаш веле каньыле {phrase} that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ манаш веле куштылго {phrase} that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ манаш гына {phrase} I'm no joke, it's no laughing matter; that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ манаш лиеш {phrase} you could say, almost, virtually
♦ манаш ок лий {phrase} one can't say, that's hardly true
♦ тый гына ман {phrase} you're completely right, I agree with you completely
♦ манме гай {adverb} {set phrase} as the saying goes, to borrow a phrase
♦ манме гаяк {adverb} {set phrase} almost, nearly, one could say
♦ манме семын {adverb} {set phrase} as the saying goes, to borrow a phrase
2. to call (something by some name)
♦ иктаж-кӧм уда еҥ манаш (-ам) {verb I} to call somebody a bad person
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// манын колташ (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// йоҥылыш манын колташ (-ем) {verb II} to say something wrong
