thimbronion: gregorynyssa: I don't quite understand how to use шой. I most often hear it used as a way to express something like "He caused me to do <x>", but I also get the impression it can be used to express "allow?" Is this true? Is there a way to know the difference other than context?
gregorynyssa: it means "to allow" but is used in the secondary sense of "to ask or instruct someone to do something."