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Upper Sorbian

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Upper Sorbian

tam[ˈtam]

adv

In or at that place.

“Wón steji tam.”

He is standing there.

Also means

there

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Upper Sorbian

row[ˈʀɔw]Appears in an example

noun

A place where a deceased person is buried.

“Tam bě row.”

There was a grave.

Also means

grave

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Upper Sorbian

němiAppears in an example

adj

The animate masculine nominative plural form of the adjective meaning dumb or mute.

“Tam běchu němi mužojo.”

There were some mute men there.

Also means

animate masculine nominative plural of němy
dumb

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Upper Sorbian

druhi[ˈdʀu.hi]Appears in an example

adj

Used to describe something that comes immediately after the first item in a sequence or series. It can also refer to the other of two options.

“Sama njemóže do Lublina jěć, dokelž hišće tam do šule njechodźi – podobnje kaž ja započnje hakle wot druheho połlěta.”

She cannot travel to Lublin herself because she doesn't go to school there yet – similar to how I only start in the second half of the year.

Also means

second (following after the first one)
other (second of two)
second

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Upper Sorbian

němajAppears in an example

adj

The animate masculine nominative dual form of the adjective meaning dumb or mute.

“Dwaj němaj mužaj staj tam.”

Two mute men are standing there.

Also means

animate masculine nominative dual of němy
dumb

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Upper Sorbian

činićeAppears in an example

verb

This is the form of the verb 'činić' used when addressing a group of people in the present tense. It means that you all are doing or making something.

“Što činiće wy tam?”

What are you all doing there?

Also means

second-person plural present of činić
you all are doing/making

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Upper Sorbian

želwjeAppears in an example

noun

This is a form of the noun želwja, used when indicating possession or referring to the plural nominative, accusative, or vocative cases.

“Tam bě hišće wjele želwje.”

There were still many turtles there.

Also means

genitive singular of želwja
nominative/accusative/vocative plural of želwja

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Upper Sorbian

podobnje[ˈpɔd.ɔb.ɲɛ]Appears in an example

adv

In a way that is like something else.

“Sama njemóže do Lublina jěć, dokelž hišće tam do šule njechodźi – podobnje kaž ja započnje hakle wot druheho połlěta.”

She cannot travel to Lublin herself because she doesn't go to school there yet – similar to how I only start in the second half of the year.

Also means

similarly

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Upper Sorbian

činještejAppears in an example

verb

An alternative second or third-person dual past tense form of the verb činić.

“Wonej tam činještej wulku změnu.”

Those two did a big change there.

Also means

second/third-person dual preterite of činić
you two did / they two did

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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