Agile – when one has control over oneself [~that [one] can control oneself]. Vingõr, ku võib ēņtšta valdõ.
He felt himself becoming agile [~how [he] became agile]. Ta tūndiz, ku ei vingõrõks.
quick as a needle kierdi nemē nõ’ggõl
He can be quick at work, nimble fingers. Kierdi ta võib vȱlda tīe pǟlõ, kierdid sūormõd.
I am falling behind, because I am not so fast. Ma īeb tagān, ku ma ä’b ūo ne’i kierdi.
[One] cannot listen to a fool after all. Tša’bbõ jõ ä’b või kūlõ.
He has become such an idiot. Ta u’m īend seļļiz tšabāks.
An idiot [has] an idiot's language. Tšabān tšabā rõk.
nine hundred years old ī’dõkssadā āigast va’nnit
nine hundred first ī’dõkssadā e’žmi
nine hundred years īdõkssa’ddõ āigastõ
[One] can hear the noise of people in the village. Kilās kūlõb ro’v kä’llõ.
a racket caused by children lapst märā
the waters' roar viedūd märā
The children are making a racket. Lapst tī’ebõd mä’rrõ.
Much ado about nothing. [= Lots of noise, little wool.] Sūr märā, veitõ villõ.
