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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” — e.g. “biec ile tchu” (to run as fast as one can). Captures the idea of 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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