ulmaʃ(ən)
{noun} {verb form} {particle} [Generate paradigm] 1. being, existence
♦ toʃto ulmaʃ {noun} past existence
2. was, used to be
♢ iget͡ɕe saj ulmaʃ {sentence} the weather was good
♢ təʃte ʃkol ulmaʃən {sentence} 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)
♢ məj palen oməl, tudo ɲemət͡ɕla kutəra ulmaʃ {sentence} I didn't know that (s)he spoke German
♢ tudo uniβersitetəʃte tunemeʃ ulmaʃ {sentence} it turns out that (s)he studied at the university
♢ tudo ok pale ulmaʃ {sentence} (s)he didn't know
♢ ilenət ulmaʃ kugəzaʒ den kuβaʒe {sentence} once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman
♦ ilen ulmaʃ {phrase} {set phrase} once upon a time there lived (...)
4. turns out, it turns out
♢ joŋələʃ lijənam ulmaʃən {sentence} it turns out I was wrong
--"PARENT"--> ulam
