Mari-English Dictionary

1. to promise

♢ н'имо•м сӧре•н ом керт {sentence} I cannot promise anything

♦ тола•ш сӧра•ш (-ем) {verb II} to promise to come

♦ шу•ко сӧра•ш (-ем) {verb II} to promise a lot

♦ ышта•ш сӧра•ш (-ем) {verb II} to promise to do something

2. to swear, to vow, to assure

♢ шо•лыштшо еҥ тетла• тыге• ышта•ш о•гыл сӧ•рыш {sentence} the thief vowed never to do it again

3. to wish something to someone

♦ пиа•лым сӧра•ш (-ем) {verb II} to wish happiness

♦ по•ро э•рым сӧра•ш (-ем) {verb II} to wish a good morning

4. to threaten

♦ ка•тыргым сӧра•ш (-ем) {verb II} to threaten with penal servitude

♦ покте•н лукта•ш сӧра•ш (-ем) {verb II} to threaten to drive out

5. to predict, to forecast

♢ ту•ныктышо тудла•н сай о•нчыкылыкым сӧра• {sentence} the teacher predicts a good future for him/her

6. to bequeath, to leave to

♢ мыла•м кова•м паче•ржым сӧре•н {sentence} my grandmother left me her apartment

7. to propose (in marriage)

♢ ка•че кая• ӱ•дырым сӧра•ш {sentence} the young man is on his way to propose to the girl

8. {religion} to promise an animal in sacrifice

♦ лу•дым сӧра•ш (-ем) {verb II} to promise a duck in sacrifice

9. {figuratively} to herald, to presage, to portend (the arrival of something, e.g., weather)

♢ шем пыл йӱ•рым сӧра• {sentence} black clouds portend rain

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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