Difference between revisions of "Uyghur and English/Contrastive Grammar"
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".خۇدا يورۇقلۇقنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى" | ".خۇدا يورۇقلۇقنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى" | ||
| − | *:خۇدا{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} يورۇقلۇق{{tag|n}}{{tag|gen}} ياخشى{{tag|adj}} ئىكەنلىكىنى{{tag|...?}} | + | *:خۇدا{{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}} | ||
==Noun== | ==Noun== | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 10 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:
".خۇدا يورۇقلۇقنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى"
- خۇدا<n><nom> يورۇقلۇق<n><gen> ياخشى<adj> ئىكەنلىكىنى<...?> كۆردى<ifi><...?>
- 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:
