ыле
{verb form} {particle} 1. (there) was, (there) were
♢ тушто шуко калык ыле {sentence} there were many people here
♢ окса уке ыле {sentence} there was no money
♢ жапем уке ыле {sentence} I didn't have time
2. (he/she/it) was
♢ Ивук черле ыле {sentence} Ivuk was sick
3. (used to form compound past tenses marking continuous, repeated actions)
♢ ожно тиде верыште пеш кугу пӱнчӧ-влак кушкыт ыле {sentence} earlier, very large pine trees grew on this spot
♢ мый ялыште илымем годым чодыраш кошташ йӧратем ыле {sentence} when I lived in the country I used to like to go to the forest
♢ мый книгам лудам ыле, тиде жапыште шольым толын пурыш {sentence} I was reading a book when my brother came in
♢ Ануш пасуш каяш лектын ыле, вара савырныш да бригадир дек кайыш {sentence} Anush was on her way out to the field, but then she turned around and headed to the team leader
4. would, had (used in counterfactual conditional clauses)
♢ Ана серышым налеш ыле гын, пеш йывырта ыле {sentence} if Ana got a letter, she would be happy; if Ana had gotten a letter, she would be happy; if Ana had gotten a letter, she would have been happy
♢ тудо йӱштӧ вӱдым ок йӱ гын, ок черлане ыле {sentence} if (s)he had not drunk cold water, (s)he would not have gotten sick
5. (used to mark polite suggestion, reproach)
♢ кеч тыйже мылам сай каҥашым пуэм ыле {sentence} if you could only give me a good piece of advice
♦ ыле шол {phrase} that's unfortunate
--"PARENT"--> улаш (-ам)
