bir da bolmasa da
/bir da bolmasa da/
Literal translation
even if there is nothing at all
Intended meaning
Used to introduce the smallest acceptable option when nothing better is possible; if nothing else, at minimum.
- Bir da bolmasa da, kak etib, jaw bla aşasağız edi ua, – dedi Jamilyat."If nothing else, do make some kak and eat it with butter," said Zhamilyat.
- Sen, Amin Gitçeeviç, bir da bolmasa da, tişirıw haterimi etib, bir zat bla boluşsaŋ a, – dedi Jamilyat."Amin Gitcheevich, at the very least, do a woman this favor and help me with something," said Zhamilyat.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 128