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Search: what:for. 19 total hits in 17 transcripts.
The bears, the food sledge and the helicopter (1)
ɔbujtaa dʲɔzituʃ, lumuzaaʔ
ɔbujta-a dʲɔztu-ʃ lumu-za-aʔ
what:for-1SG.SG.OBJ shoot(ipfv)-CVB be:frightened(pfv)-CAUS3-1PL.S/SG.OBJ
what:for-1ЕД.ЕД.ОБ стрелять(ipfv)-КОНВ be:frightened(pfv)-CAUS3-1МН.S/ЕД.ОБ
What for would I whoot, I frightened it.
Зачем я буду стрелять, я ее испугал.
Fish and chitchat (1)
no, mɔtɔrka ɔbujtar taktɔ
no mɔtɔrka ɔbujta-r taktɔ
well motorboat what:for-2SG.SG.OBJ basically
хорошо motorboat what:for-2ЕД.ЕД.ОБ basically
Well, what for do you need a motorboat?
Ну, а моторка тебе зачем так-то?
Interview_tdnt (1)
mambiʔ nʲiuʔ kutujxin, bɛse ɔbujtaa
man-ubi-ʔ i-uʔ kutuj-xin bɛse ɔbujta-a
say(pfv)-HAB-CONNEG NEG-3SG.S.CONTR some-LOC.PL iron what:for-1SG.SG.OBJ
сказать(pfv)-ХАБ-КОННЕГ НЕГ-3ЕД.S.CONTR some-ЛОК.МН iron what:for-1ЕД.ЕД.ОБ
He says sometimes: what for do I need money?
Он говорит иногда: зачем мне деньги?
XodiliVTundru (1)
i melkij karer ɔbujtazuʔ kanʲeʃnɔ
i melkij kare-r ɔbujta-zuʔ kɔnʲeʃnɔ
and small fish-NOM.SG.2SG what:for-3PL.SG.OBJ of:course
and маленький рыба-NOM.ЕД.2ЕД what:for-3МН.ЕД.ОБ конечно
and what for would they use the small fishes, of course!
и мелкие рыбки-то зачем им конечно!
SbezhavshyeZakljuchjonnye (1)
tʃiker anʲ, manʔ nʲiuʔ, ɔbujtar, kɔru
tʃike-r anʲ man-ʔ i-uʔ ɔbujta-r kɔru
this-NOM.SG.2SG and say(pfv)-CONNEG NEG-3SG.S.CONTR what:for-2SG.SG.OBJ knife
этот-NOM.ЕД.2ЕД and сказать(pfv)-КОННЕГ НЕГ-3ЕД.S.CONTR what:for-2ЕД.ЕД.ОБ нож
This one, he said, what for do you need the knife?
Этот вот, он сказал, зачем тебе нож?
ProzvishcheGus (1)
ɔ, modʲ ɔbujten tʃida samaʔ, manʔ nʲiuʔ
ɔ modʲ ɔbujta-e-n tʃir-da sama-ʔ man-ʔ i-uʔ
oh 1SG what:for-PL.OBJ-1SG.NON.SG.OBJ fly(ipfv)-PTC.SML bird-PL say(pfv)-CONNEG NEG-3SG.S.CONTR
oh 1ЕД what:for-МН.ОБ-1ЕД.NON.ЕД.ОБ летать(ipfv)-ПРИЧ.СИМ bird-МН сказать(pfv)-КОННЕГ НЕГ-3ЕД.S.CONTR
Oh, what for do I need the birds, he said.
О, зачем мне птицы, он сказал.
How to use a lasso (1)
a sirnoju ɔbujtau, bunkixoɔ nʲiØ taraʔ sirnoju
a sira-no-ju ɔbujta-a buniki-xoɔ i-Ø tara-ʔ sira-no-ju
and snow-ADV-RESTR.ADJ what:for-1SG.SG.OBJ dog-FOC NEG-3SG.S necessary(ipfv)-CONNEG snow-ADV-RESTR.ADJ
and snow-ADV-RESTR.ПРИЛ what:for-1ЕД.ЕД.ОБ собака-ФОК НЕГ-3ЕД.S necessary(ipfv)-КОННЕГ snow-ADV-RESTR.ПРИЛ
But in winter what for do I need it, a dog is not necessary in winter, after all.
А зимой-то зачем она мне, собака-то не нужна зимой.