šagal
{noun} {adjective} {adverb} [Generate paradigm] 1. little, few, a small amount, a small number
♢ mə̑j tə̑lat šagalə̑m kalasen kertam {sentence} there's not much I can tell you
♦ šagal βüran {adjective} anemic
♦ šagal gə̑n {adverb} {set phrase} at least, at the least, at a minimum
♦ šagal žap {noun} little time
♦ šagal kalə̑k {noun} few people
♦ šagal kuan {noun} little joy
♦ šagal mut dene {adjective} in a few words
♦ šagal mutan {adjective} taciturn, not talkative
♦ šagal ogə̑l {adjective} a good deal
♦ šagalže godə̑m {adjective} in rare instances
2. little, insufficiently, not much, not enough
♢ marij jə̑lmə̑m šagal palə̑mə̑žə̑mat monden {sentence} (s)he forgot what little Mari (s)he knew
♦ šagal βozə̑šo pisatel' {noun} unproductive writer
♦ šagal palə̑še {adjective} ill-informed
♦ šagal tə̑ršem {verb II} not to try hard enough, to try only a little
♦ šagal šinč́ə̑še {adjective} ill-informed
♦ šagal šonem {verb II} not to think much
3. rarely, seldom
♢ tudo šagal toleš {sentence} (s)he rarely comes
