Mari-English Dictionary

пӱсештара•ш (-ем)

1. to sharpen

♦ пила•м пӱсештара•ш (-ем) {verb II} to sharpen a saw

♦ това•рым пӱсештара•ш (-ем) {verb II} to sharpen an ax

2. {figuratively} to sharpen, to strain (senses, sensory organs)

♦ шинча•м пӱсештаре•н онча•ш (-ем) {verb II} to strain one's eyes

♦ пы•лышым утлара•к пӱсештара•ш (-ем) {verb II} to perk up one's ears even more

3. {figuratively} to improve, to develop, to hone, to cultivate

♦ колыштма•шым пӱсештара•ш (-ем) {verb II} to develop one's hearing

4. {figuratively} to intensify, to aggravate, to exacerbate

♦ титаклыма•шым пӱсештара•ш (-ем) {verb II} to aggravate an accusation

5. {figuratively} to drive on, to hasten, to quicken, to accelerate

♦ и•мньым пӱсештара•ш (-ем) {verb II} to drive a horse on

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// пӱсештаре•н колта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// паша•м пӱсештаре•н колта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to speed up work

// сава•м пӱсештаре•н колта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to sharpen a scythe

// пӱсештаре•н шында•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// кӱ•зым пӱсештаре•н шында•ш (-ем) {verb II} to sharpen a knife

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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