χáli
STATIVE VERB SYNTAX: it is better to X (INF)
быть лучше; better (it is better to...)

jella
this.way

ʕummar
life(III)[SG.NOM]

a<b>ča-s
<III.SG>do-INF

kelaw
than

k'i-s
die.IV.SG-INF

χali
better

Чем так жить, лучше умереть.
It is better to die than to live like this.
 
Morphology:
IV gender Sg:
Infinitive:
Imperfective: χáli Click to hear the sound Perfective:
Imperative: Potential:
Masdar:
III gender Sg:
Infinitive:
Imperfective: baχáli Click to hear the sound Perfective:
Imperative: Potential:
Masdar: