Karachay

qaramay

/qaramaj/

1. (postp.) despite, in spite of, regardless of, notwithstanding — Follows a noun or verbal noun in the dative: jaŋur jawğanŋa qaramay 'despite the rain falling'.
  • jaŋur jawğanŋa qaramay — despite the rain falling
  • jaŋurğa qaramay jolğa çıqdı — despite the rain he set out on the road
  • suwuqğa qaramay jolğa çıqdıq — despite the cold we set out on the road
  • ulluluğuna qaramay — regardless of its size
  • quyruqsuzluğuna qaramay, bu qoynu alama — I'll take this sheep despite its having no fat tail
  • almalanı çiyliklerine da qaramay — even though the apples are unripe
  • qıyınlıqğa qaramay işni bitdirdik — in spite of hardship we finished the work
2. (adv.) without looking, without looking at, without heeding — The negative converb of qararğa 'look'. In card games, qaramay oynarğa means play blind, without looking at one's cards.
  • ızına qaramay çabdı — he ran without looking back
  • qaytmazdan ketseŋ, artıŋa qaramay ket — if you leave for good, leave without looking back
  • menŋe qaramay söleşdi — he spoke without looking at me
  • kökge qaramay suw içmeydi — it doesn't drink water without looking at the sky
  • jolğa qaramay bara edi — he was walking without looking at the road