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mahtaa

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Verb

phonetic variants: mahtua (New written karelian, New written Tver, Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Uhta, Voknavolok); mahtia (Vesyegonsk)


1 meaning

  • Russian: уметь
  • English: to be able to, to know how to
concept: to be able to; to have the skill

translation

Veps: mahtta

Livvi: maltaa; maltia; maltoa; maltua

Ludian: maltada; maltai; malttada; mautta

dialects of usage: Dyorzha

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Häm mahtaa hyvin luad’ie. (Mie tuatolla rikoin venehen)
2. Ka kumman’e že mahtaa, n’i hän yl’en jo bistro. (Villua že muokkuaččoo)

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wordforms (1)

mahtaa

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