əʎe
{verb form} {particle} 1. (there) was, (there) were
♢ tuʃto ʃuko kalək əʎe {sentence} there were many people here
♢ oksa uke əʎe {sentence} there was no money
♢ ʒapem uke əʎe {sentence} I didn't have time
2. (he/she/it) was
♢ iβuk t͡ɕerle əʎe {sentence} Ivuk was sick
3. (used to form compound past tenses marking continuous, repeated actions)
♢ oʒno tide βerəʃte peʃ kugu pynt͡ɕø-βlak kuʃkət əʎe {sentence} earlier, very large pine trees grew on this spot
♢ məj jaləʃte iləmem godəm t͡ɕodəraʃ koʃtaʃ jøratem əʎe {sentence} when I lived in the country I used to like to go to the forest
♢ məj knigam ludam əʎe, tide ʒapəʃte ʃoʎəm tolən purəʃ {sentence} I was reading a book when my brother came in
♢ anuʃ pasuʃ kajaʃ lektən əʎe, βara saβərnəʃ da brigadir dek kajəʃ {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)
♢ ana serəʃəm naleʃ əʎe gən, peʃ jəβərta əʎe {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
♢ tudo jyʃtø βydəm ok jy gən, ok t͡ɕerlane əʎe {sentence} if (s)he had not drunk cold water, (s)he would not have gotten sick
5. (used to mark polite suggestion, reproach)
♢ ket͡ɕ təjʒe məlam saj kaŋaʃəm puem əʎe {sentence} if you could only give me a good piece of advice
♦ əʎe ʃol {phrase} that's unfortunate
--"PARENT"--> ulam
