alay
/alaj/
1. like that, so, thus, in that way
- alay aytma — don't say that
- alay etme! — don't do it like that!
- alay boldu — so it came about
- alaymıdı? — is it so?
- aqılım alaydı — that is how I think of it
- alay oğuna bolsun — let it be just so
- alay bolluq tüldü — it won't be like that
2. then, after that, in that case
- alğın oylab, alay söleş — think first, and speak after that
- kör da, alay sor — look, and then ask
- alay ese solu — in that case, rest
- alay bolmasa — if it is not so, otherwise
3. but, however, yet — Often reinforced as alay a; alay bolsa da means 'even so, nevertheless'.
- izledim, alay a tabmadım — I searched, but did not find it
- oqudum, alay aŋılamadım — I read it, but did not understand
- aç edim, alay a aşamadım — I was hungry, but I did not eat
- alay a, ol kelmedi — but he did not come
- igi adamdı, alay a qatıdı — he is a good person, but strict
- alay bolsa da barırğa kerekdi — even so, it is necessary to go
4. so, so very, to such a degree
- ol alay ullu qıçırdı — he shouted so loudly
- ala alay omaq tepseydile — they dance so gracefully
- alay ariw soğa edi — he played so beautifully
- bu alay qıyın iş tüldü — this is not so hard a job
5. such, of that kind — Used as a modifier or predicate, alongside allay.
- anı alay körüb — seeing him like that
- men alay tülme — I am not like that
- busağatda ua aqılım alay tüldü — but now my thinking is not like that
Expressions
- alay bolğun derça — utterly disgraceful
- alay haji bol — come off it
- alay-alay da — indeed, truly
- Allah alay körge edi — god willing