Mari-English Dictionary

ulam

1. to be

♢ məj ʒurnalist ulam {sentence} I am a journalist

♢ nuno tunəktəʃo ulət {sentence} they are teachers

♢ joltaʃ-βlak ulət {sentence} there are friends

♢ sumka-βlak kuxɲəʃto ulət {sentence} the bags are in the kitchen

♢ nuno pogənəmaʃəʃte ulət {sentence} they're at the meeting

♢ təjən akat-ʃyʒaret, izat-ʃoʎət͡ɕ ulət? {sentence} do you have any brothers or sisters?

♢ təj məjən ulat {sentence} you are mine

♢ tide kuʃet͡ɕ uleʃ? {sentence} where is this from?

♢ βitle ijaʃ uleʃ {sentence} (s)he's fifty

♢ mogaj gazetəʃte uleʃ? {sentence} what newspaper is it in?

♢ ikte-βese dene saj uləna {sentence} we're on good terms

♦ zaɲatijəʃte ulam {verb I} to be in class

♦ pensijəʃte ulam {verb I} to be retired

2. (auxiliary verb used to form past tense in combination with gerund)

♢ marij jəlməm kuʃto da kuze tunemən uləda? {sentence} where and how did you learn Mari?

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The Mari Web Project is primarily based at the Department of Finno-Ugric Studies at the University of Vienna. The Mari-English Dictionary was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P22786-G20.
Last update: 10 August 2023

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