wjele
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- ẃele (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvʲɛlɛ/, [ˈvʲelə]; /ˈjɛlɛ/, [ˈjelə]
Determiner
wjele (indeclinable, comparative wěcej)
Antonyms
Pronoun
wjele
- much, many
- wjele źěła ― much work, lots of work
- Wjelim njejo znate až, […] ― Many people do not know that […] (literally, To many it is not known that)
- how much?, how many?
- na wjele? ― how many times?
- po wjelim? ― how many at once? how much at once?
- Wjele to płaśi?
- How much does that cost?
- Wjele bratšow a sotšow maš?
- How many brothers and sisters do you have?
- Wjele cośo jerjegow?
- How many herrings do you want?
Usage notes
As a determiner, wjele is invariable; the noun it modifies is always plural is in whatever case is appropriate to its role in the sentence. As a pronoun, wjele may be followed by a noun in the genitive case, which may be either singular or plural, in which case it is invariable; or it may stand alone, in which case it is declinable.
Declension
Declension of wjele
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | — | — | wjele |
| Genitive | — | — | wjelich |
| Dative | — | — | wjelim |
| Accusative | — | — | wjele |
| Instrumental | — | — | wjele |
| Locative | — | — | wjelimi |
- Optional animate accusative form: wjelich
Further reading
- ẃele in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
- wjele in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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