шонаш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoˈnɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: шо‧наш

Verb

шонаш • (šonaš) (type II conjugation)

1. to think, to reflect on

   кузе тый шонет?

   kuze tyj šońet?

   what do you think?

2. to think, to intend to, to mean to, to plan to, to want to

   канаш каяш шонем

   kanaš kajaš šońem

   I plan to go on a vacation

3. to wish (someone something)
4. to dream of, to dream about, to imagine

   мый шоненат кертын омыл

   myj šońenat kertyn omyl

   I could not even dream of it

5. to think about, to worry about, to take care of, to be interested in, to take into consideration
6. to consider, to regard as, to think of something as something

   чылан тудым ушан манын шоненыт

   čylan tudym ušan manyn šońenyt

   everybody considered him/her to be clever

References

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