Mari-English Dictionary

mokte•m

1. to praise, laud

♢ ü•də̑ržə̑m mokta• {sentence} (s)he's praising his/her daughter

♦ mo•ktə̑mə̑m jöratə̑ma•š {noun} vanity

♦ ikta•ž-köm utə̑žde•ne mokte•m {verb II} to praise somebody excessively

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// mokte•n nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ kuβaβa•j unə̑ka•žə̑m mokte•n na•l'e {sentence} the grandmother praised her grandchild

// mokte•n pə̑tare•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to overpraise, to give undue praise

// tune•mšə̑m mokte•n pə̑tare•m {verb II} to overpraise a pupil

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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