Meaning of қалу | Babel Free
[qɑˈlʊw]Definitions
- to stay, to remain
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Shows non-intentional perfective actions: to end up, to happen to auxiliary
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Shows the change of the state of the subject. auxiliary
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Used to show possibility of future events. auxiliary
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Used when a sudden action interrupts or ends an ongoing one, causing a new action to begin. auxiliary
Equivalents
English
stay
Examples
“артта қалу”
to lag behind
“алып қалу”
to abandon
“көре қалу”
to notice
“жолдан қалу”
to be late
“Ол дүкеннен көйлекті көріп, ұнатып қалды.”
She saw the dress in the store and ended up liking it
“Қатып қалды.”
It got hard.
“Сен дүкенге бара қалсаң, нан ала кел.”
If you happen to go into a store, grab some bread.
“Үйде қонақтар әңгімелесіп отырды, кенет есіктің қоңырауы шылдырлады, бәрі тына қалды.”
The guests of the house were talking, suddenly the doorbell rang and everyone fell silent.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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