чоло
{postposition} [Generate paradigm] 1. about, approximately, roughly, around, circa
♢ кум ий чоло эртен {sentence} about three years passed
♢ ола марте куд меҥге чоло лиеш {sentence} it's about three kilometres to the city
♦ коло чоло еҥым ӱжаш (-ам) {verb I} to invite about twenty people
♦ кум минут чоло вучаш (-ем) {verb II} to wait for about three minutes
2. about as (...), roughly as (...)
♢ пушеҥгын кӱкшытшӧ ныл этажан пӧрт чоло {sentence} the tree is about as high as a four-story house
♦ кертме чоло {adverb} {set phrase} as far as possible
