Karachay

bolsun

/bolsun/

1. (ptcl.) let it be, may it be, so be it — The third-person command form of bolurğa. It often closes a wish, blessing or curse, standing after the thing wished for.
  • alay bolsun — let it be so
  • siz aythan bolsun — let it be as you say
  • ma bılay bolsun — let it be like this
  • bolsa bolsun — so be it
  • qalay aytsaŋ da, alay bolsun — however you say it, let it be so
  • jaŋı üyügüz qutlu bolsun! — may your new home be blessed!
  • joluğuz oŋ bolsun! — may your journey be prosperous!
  • künügüz jarıq bolsun! — may your day be bright!
  • tuwğan künüŋ nasıblı bolsun! — may your birthday be happy!
  • Allah razı bolsun! — may God be pleased with you!
2. (intj.) all right, fine, agreed, OK — Said on its own in reply, accepting what the other person has proposed; bolsunmu asks "all right?"
  • bolsun, men kelirme — all right, I will come
  • bolsun, men aytırma — all right, I will tell
  • bolsunmu? — all right?
  • oho, bolsun — yes, all right
  • aşhı, bolsun — good, all right
  • bolsun, men da barırma — all right, I will go too
  • bolsun, tambla alay eterbiz — all right, we will do it that way tomorrow
  • bolsun, men aŋa kesim aytırma — all right, I will tell him myself
3. (conj.) be it... or, whether... or — The word is repeated after each alternative, once for every item in the list: bügün bolsun, tambla bolsun whether today or tomorrow.
  • bügün bolsun, tambla bolsun — be it today or tomorrow
  • qart bolsun, jaş bolsun — old or young
  • ol bolsun, bu bolsun — be it that one or this one
  • jaz bolsun, qış bolsun — spring or winter
  • tawlu bolsun, tüzlü bolsun — mountaineer or plains-dweller