улма•ш(ын)
{лӱм мут} {глагол формо} {частице} [Generate paradigm] 1. being, existence
♦ то•што улма•ш {лӱм мут} past existence
2. was, used to be
♢ иге•че сай улма•ш {ойлончо} the weather was good
♢ ты•ште школ улма•шын {ойлончо} the school used to be here
3. it seems, it turns out, it appears (used to form compound past tenses implying knowledge was obtained from indirect experience or perception)
♢ мый пале•н о•мыл, ту•до н'емычла• кутыра• улма•ш {ойлончо} I didn't know that (s)he spoke German
♢ ту•до университе•тыште тунеме•ш улма•ш {ойлончо} it turns out that (s)he studied at the university
♢ ту•до ок па•ле улма•ш {ойлончо} (s)he didn't know
♢ иле•ныт улма•ш кугыза•ж ден кува•же {ойлончо} once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman
♦ иле•н улма•ш {муткылдыш} {set phrase} once upon a time there lived (...)
4. turns out, it turns out
♢ йо•ҥылыш лийына•м улма•шын {ойлончо} it turns out I was wrong
--"ТЫГАЙ ШОМАК ГЫЧ"--> ула•ш (-ам)
