Meaning of салуу | Babel Free
Definitions
- to put (in), to set (down); to move (something) (somewhere)
- to head towards
- to harness, to yoke
- to rely on, to unleash
- to make, to compel
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(after present perfective or imperfective participle) to do completely, decisively, quickly, unexpectedly, hastily, or without thinking it through auxiliary
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(after -максан form in dative) to pretend not to auxiliary
Examples
“Атка чөп салып кой.”
Give the horse some hay.
“Барсак, эт салып берди.”
When we arrived, he made us some meat (put the meat in the pot).
“төшөк салуу”
to make the bed
“Москвадан келип, сөз салып берди.”
When she came back from Moscow she told us all about it.
“Үйдү көздөй салды.”
He headed (toward) home.
“кайра салуу”
to head back
“бугуга салган чана”
a reindeer-drawn sleigh
“көптүгүнө салып”
relying on their numbers
“жумушка салуу”
to make (sb.) work
“Алар эшик адына келе салды.”
They came up to the door.
“Кызымды бере салайын.”
I think I'll marry off my daughter.
“Бара сала, кабар айт.”
Let me know as soon as you get there.
“Бала карышкырдын сүрөтүн көрө сала таанышын көргөндөй ичинен кубанып алды.”
The boy was so happy when he saw the picture of the wolf that he felt like he'd seen someone he knew.
“Тим эле айта салдым.”
I just said it (without any ulterior motive).
“Ал макаланы жаза салды.”
He wrote the article (without thinking it over).
“Жаңылыш айтып салды.”
He misspoke.
“Ал макаланы бир отурганда эле жазып салды.”
He wrote the article in one sitting.
“Төртүнчү маселени алып салдык.”
We took out the fourth issue (from the agenda).
“Ал мени укмаксанга салчу.”
He usually pretended not to hear me.
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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