Difference between revisions of "Uyghur and English/Contrastive Grammar"

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* {{transferTest|uig|eng| .خۇدا يورۇقلۇقنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى|God saw that light was good.}}
 
* {{transferTest|uig|eng| .خۇدا يورۇقلۇقنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى|God saw that light was good.}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng|{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} + يورۇقلۇق{{tag|n}}{{tag|gen}}+ ياخشى{{tag|adj}}+ ئىكەنلىكىنى{{tag|...?}} كۆردى{{tag|ifi}}{{tag|...?}}|God {{tag|n}}{{tag|p3}}+ saw{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}+ that{{tag|rel}}+ light{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}+ was{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}+ good{{tag|adj}}}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng|{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} + يورۇقلۇق{{tag|n}}{{tag|gen}}+ ياخشى{{tag|adj}}+ ئىكەن{{tag|adj}}{{tag|...}}+ كۆردى{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}{{tag|p3}}|God {{tag|n}}{{tag|p3}}+ saw{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}+ that{{tag|rel}}+ light{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}+ was{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}+ good{{tag|adj}}}}
  
 
==Noun==
 
==Noun==

Revision as of 16:21, 15 April 2025

This wiki-page is created to document instances of grammar difference between some sentences in Uyghur and English.

Sentence Structure

General English sentences would follow S + V + obj, whereas in Uyghur, it would be S + obj + V.

Examples:

  • (uig) .خۇدا يورۇقلۇقنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى → (eng) God saw that light was good.
    (uig) <n><nom> + يورۇقلۇق<n><gen>+ ياخشى<adj>+ ئىكەن<adj><...>+ كۆردى<v><ifi><p3> → (eng) God <n><p3>+ saw<v><ifi>+ that<rel>+ light<n><sg>+ was<v><ifi>+ good<adj>

Noun

Uyghur has 10 different cases for each specific noun whereas English does not have any. Examples:


Pronoun

In Uyghur, notice that:

  • Second-Person Pronouns are categorized based on the formality
  • The Third-Person Pronoun are not categorized according to gender or number.

In English, both of these cases are the opposite.

Examples:


Verb to be

In English, the verb "to be" is used; whereas in Uyghur, it is often omitted. Examples:


Verbs

The verbs are categorized according to the pronouns. Since the Pronouns are already different between the two languages, this leads to many cases that leads to a difference in the tags for the verb in each tense. Examples: