tügel
/tyɡel/
1. not quite, not fully, barely — Usually stands before a negated verb, where it can also be rendered "not yet".
- tügel alay tüldü — it is not quite so
- kitabnı tügel oqub boşamadım — I did not read the book to the end
- işimi tügel boşamağanma — I haven't finished my work yet
- men anı tügel aŋılamadım — I did not quite understand it
- tügel ölmey — barely alive
2. just as, just before, as soon as — Stands just before the verb naming the event, which takes the "until" converb ending: ol bosağadan tügel çıqğınçı "just as he stepped over the threshold".
- ol bosağadan tügel çıqğınçı — just as he stepped over the threshold
- men tügel jetginçi — just before I arrived
- taŋ tügel jarığınçı — just before the day broke
- tügel şaharğa jetginçi — just short of reaching the town
- aradan tügel sağat da ketginçi — before even an hour had passed