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General English sentences would follow S + V + obj, whereas in Uyghur, it would be S + obj + V. | General English sentences would follow S + V + obj, whereas in Uyghur, it would be S + obj + V. | ||
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*: "مەن پۇتبول ئوينايمەن": ئوينايمەن <v>aor><p1><sg>$ پۇتبول<n><sg><nom>$ مەن<prn><pers><p1><sg><nom> | *: "مەن پۇتبول ئوينايمەن": ئوينايمەن <v>aor><p1><sg>$ پۇتبول<n><sg><nom>$ مەن<prn><pers><p1><sg><nom> | ||
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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:
- "مەن پۇتبول ئوينايمەن": ئوينايمەن <v>aor><p1><sg>$ پۇتبول<n><sg><nom>$ مەن<prn><pers><p1><sg><nom>
- "I play soccer": I<prn><pers><p1>$ play<v>< ><>$ soccer<n><sg>
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:
