могай
{олмештыш мут} {пале мут} {частице} [Generate paradigm] 1. what sort of, what kind of, what
♢ таче могай числа? {ойлончо} what's the date today?
♢ могай адрес дене тыйым кычал муам? {ойлончо} under what address will I find you?
♢ могай ийготан? {ойлончо} how old?
♢ могай корнышко? {ойлончо} in what direction?
♢ могай суммыжо? {ойлончо} how large is the amount?
♢ могай верым таҥасымаште налынат? {ойлончо} what place did you take in the competition?
♢ могай верыш таҥасымаште лектынат? {ойлончо} what place did you take in the competition?
♢ могай сату чонетлан келша, тугайым нал {ойлончо} buy whatever goods suit you
♦ могай велым мардеж пуалеш {муткылдыш} (s)he knows which way the wind blows, (s)he changes with the tide
♦ могай карме пурлын? {муткылдыш} what's eating him/her?, what's eating him/her?, what's bugging him/her?, what has come over him/her?
♦ могай мардеж конден? {муткылдыш} what wind brought him/her there?, what brought him/her there?
♦ могай мардеж савырен конден {муткылдыш} what wind brought him/her there?, what brought him/her there?
♦ могай сын дене? {муткылдыш} how can one look somebody in the eye, how can one dare (to do something)
♦ могай чурий дене? {муткылдыш} how can one look somebody in the eye, how can one dare (to do something)
♦ могай шинча дене? {муткылдыш} how can one look somebody in the eye, how can one dare (to do something)
♦ могай шӱргӧ дене? {муткылдыш} how can one look somebody in the eye, how can one dare (to do something)
♦ могай шыҥа пурлын? {муткылдыш} what's eating him/her?, what's eating him/her?, what's bugging him/her?, what has come over him/her?
♦ могай юмо конден {муткылдыш} how is it possible?, how can it be? where on earth did (s)he/it come from?
♦ могай улмым ончыктышо корно {лӱм мут} {компьютер} status bar
♦ могай илышкыл гыч лекме {пале мут} social origin
2. such, what (intensification)
♢ могай йоча! {ойлончо} oh, how big the child is!
♢ могай шинча! {ойлончо} what eyes!
3. what kind of, what sort of (expressing doubt, denial, used in retorts etc.)
♢ могай тудо палыше? {ойлончо} what kind of expert is (s)he?, do you call him/her an expert?
--"ТЫГАЙ ШОМАК ГЫЧ"--> мо
--"ТЫГАЙ ШОМАК ГЫЧ"--> гай
