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Meaning of -дей | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. -like (Used to show resemblance to the noun.)
    morpheme
  2. as, as if, like
    morpheme
  3. Shows the purpose or the result of the verb.
    morpheme
  4. about, approximately
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Equivalents

English like

Examples

“бөрі (börı, “wolf”) + -дей (-dei) → бөрідей (börıdei, “like a wolf, wolf-like”)”
“Ол маған қарындастай.”

She is like a sister to me.

“Сіз көріп тұрғаныңыздай...”

As you can see...

“Цезарь айтқандай: "Келдім, көрдім, жеңдім"”

As Caesar said: "I came, I saw, I conquered"

“Мен күлетіндей күл!”

Laugh like I do!

“Ол мен еститiндей қатты сөйледі.”

She spoke so loudly that I could hear.

“Дәрігер болғаныма екі айдай болды”

It's been about two months since I became a doctor

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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