yákdam suddenly, at once

• • suddenly, at once

  • • Example 380:
      

      báaba ba yákdam bhíiru mheerí tasíi púustu gaḍí so púustu tas ṣaawóolu.

      báabu

      father

      -a

      -obl

      ba

      top

      yákdam

      immediately

      bhíiru

      he-goat

      mhaaré

      kill

      -í

      -CV

      tasíi

      3sg.gen

      púustu

      skin

      gaḍé

      take.off

      -í

      -CV

      so

      REM.MSG.nom

      púustu

      skin

      tas

      3sg.acc

      ṣaawá

      put.on

      -íl

      -pfv

      -u

      -MSG

      The father killed a he-goat and skinned it, then he put the skin on him [his son].

      Source:

      A:DRA023

    • Example 1363:
      

      yákdam púši nikhéeti, buṭheé múuṣa uḍheewí gíia.

      yákdam

      immediately

      púši

      cat

      nikhát

      come.out.pfv

      -i

      -f

      buṭheé

      all

      múuṣu

      mouse

      -a

      -pl

      uḍhéew

      flee

      -í

      -CV

      gíia

      go.pfv.pl

      Suddenly the cat appeared, and all the mice fled.

      Source:

      A:DLX345

    • Example 1544:
      

      yákdam míi áa ǰhandraí ǰhulí póo díti.

      yákdam

      immediately

      míi

      1sg.erg

      a

      IDEF

      ǰhanduraá

      snake

      -í

      -obl

      ǰhulí

      on

      páa

      NVE

      dit

      put.pfv

      -i

      -f

      Suddenly I stepped on a snake.

      Source:

      A:TAQ162