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  What it means

  Literally “as much as [one has] breath.” Used adverbially to mean “at full speed,” “as fast as possible,” or “with all one’s might,” for example “biec ile tchu” (to run as fast as one can). It means pushing to the absolute limit of one’s capacity.

  Vocabulary

  • ile — how much, as much as
  • tchu — of breath (genitive of 'tchn' / 'oddech')

  Grammar note

  'Tchu' is the genitive of 'dech' (breath). The phrase is used adverbially without a verb.

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