giraá towards, in direction of

Part of Speech adv.sp
Vernacular Form گِرا
Phonetic Form ɡiraá
Variant Form(s) giróo ; giraák
    • towards, in direction of
      • Example 88:
        phoó patú giraá dac̣híim dac̣híim áa dandá patú haát čulaíim ac̣híiam díi fanaá bhílu hínu.
        phoó
        boy
        patú
        behind
        giraá
        toward
        dac̣hé
        look
        -íim
        -CPRD
        dac̣hé
        look
        -íim
        -CPRD
        a
        IDEF
        dand
        hill.side
        -a
        -obl
        patú
        behind
        hat
        hand
        čulá
        wave
        -íim
        -CPRD
        ac̣híi
        eye
        -am
        -pl.obl
        díi
        from
        fanaá
        vanished
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        The boy kept looking back and disappeared behind a ridge, still waving his hand.
        Source: A:SHY035
      • Example 624:
        huṇḍ giraá dac̣híin ta, iṇc̣ muṭíi ǰhulí bheší áaṇc̣a khaáanu.
        huṇḍ
        up.above
        giraá
        toward
        dac̣hé
        look
        -en
        -3pl
        ta
        DS
        iṇc̣
        bear
        muṭ
        tree
        -ii
        -gen
        ǰhulí
        on
        bheš
        sit.down
        -í
        -CV
        áaṇc̣u
        raspberry
        -a
        -pl
        kha
        eat
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        They looked up and saw the bear sitting in the top of the bush eating raspberries.
        Source: A:KAT145
      • Example 760:
        ma ṣo kaalíi niigiraá dukaandaár.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        ṣo
        six
        kaál
        year
        -ii
        -gen
        niigiraá
        since
        dukaandaár
        shopkeeper
        I have been a shopkeeper for six years.
        Source: A:NAZ002
      • Example 1183:
        palí áak ṭómba patú pharé be ba phará giraá dac̣háanu ta ki le kíiwee hína thaní.
        pal
        hide
        -í
        -CV
        ak
        IDEF
        ṭómbu
        tree.trunk
        -a
        -obl
        patú
        behind
        pharé
        along
        be
        go
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        phará
        yonder
        giraá
        toward
        dac̣hé
        look
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ta
        DS
        ki
        comp
        le
        3pl.dist.nom
        kíi
        whither
        =wée
        in
        hin
        be.prs
        -a
        -MPL
        thaní
        QT
        Hiding behind a tree trunk, I went forward and looked ahead to see where they were.
        Source: A:HUA072-3
      • Example 1358:
        kaṭamúš muṣṭú giraá gúum hínu.
        kaṭamúš
        <person>
        muṣṭú
        in.front
        giraá
        toward
        gúum
        go.pfv.MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Katamosh continued ahead.
        Source: A:KAT041e
      • Example 1904:
        ma ba patú giraá yhóolu.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        ba
        top
        patú
        behind
        giraá
        toward
        yhéi
        come
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        I came back.
        Source: A:HUA043
      • Example 1905:
        karáaṛu aǰá giraá utrapílu hínu.
        karáṛu
        leopard
        aǰé
        up
        giraá
        toward
        utráp
        run
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        The leopard ran away uphill.
        Source: A:KAT101

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