теҥгече

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Cognate with Western Mari тенгечӹ (tengečÿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teŋˈɡet͡ɕe/
• Rhymes: -et͡ɕe
• Hyphenation: теҥ‧ге‧че

Adverb

теҥгече • (teŋgeče)

1. yesterday

   вара пайремет теҥгече кузе эртыш?

   vara pajremet teŋgeče kuze ertyš?

   so, how did your party go yesterday, then?

2. (figuratively) quite recently, not long ago

   теҥгече веле вес семын ойлышыч

   teŋgeče veĺe ves semyn ojlyšyč

   talking differently not long ago

Related terms

nouns

• кече (keče)

 

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “теҥгече”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna