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.}} | ||
| − | *: {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng|خۇدا{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} + يورۇقلۇق{{tag|n}}{{tag|gen}}+ ياخشى{{tag|adj}}+ ئىكەن{{tag|cop}}{{tag| | + | *: {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng|خۇدا{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} + يورۇقلۇق{{tag|n}}{{tag|gen}}+ ياخشى{{tag|adj}}+ ئىكەن{{tag|cop}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|acc}}+ 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}}}} |
* {{transferTest|uig|eng| .خۇدانىڭ ئەمرى بىلەن شۇنداق بولدى|With God's command it was done like that.}} | * {{transferTest|uig|eng| .خۇدانىڭ ئەمرى بىلەن شۇنداق بولدى|With God's command it was done like that.}} | ||
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* {{transferTest|uig|eng|خۇدا بۇلارنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى.|God saw that these were good.}} | * {{transferTest|uig|eng|خۇدا بۇلارنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى.|God saw that these were good.}} | ||
| − | *: {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng|خۇدا{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} + بۇ{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|gen}}+ ياخشى{{tag|adj}}+ ئىكەن{{tag|cop}}{{tag| | + | *: {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng|خۇدا{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} + بۇ{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|gen}}+ ياخشى{{tag|adj}}+ ئىكەن{{tag|cop}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|acc}}+ كۆردى{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}{{tag|p3}}|God {{tag|n}}{{tag|p3}}+ saw{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}+ that{{tag|rel}}+ these{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pl}}+ was{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}{{tag|pl}}+ good{{tag|adj}}}} |
Revision as of 15:55, 24 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) خۇدا<n><nom> + يورۇقلۇق<n><gen>+ ياخشى<adj>+ ئىكەن<cop><p3><acc>+ كۆردى<v><ifi><p3> → (eng) God <n><p3>+ saw<v><ifi>+ that<rel>+ light<n><sg>+ was<v><ifi>+ good<adj>
- (uig) .خۇدانىڭ ئەمرى بىلەن شۇنداق بولدى → (eng) With God's command it was done like that.
- (uig) خۇدا<n><gen> + ئەمرى<n><nom>+ بىلەن <pr>+ شۇنداق<cnjsub>+ بول<v><ifi><p3> → (eng) With<pr>+ God's<n><gen><p3>+ command<n>+ that<rel>+ it<n><p3>+ was<v><ifi>+ do<v><pii>
- (uig) خۇدا بۇلارنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى. → (eng) God saw that these were good.
- (uig) خۇدا<n><nom> + بۇ<n><pl><gen>+ ياخشى<adj>+ ئىكەن<cop><p3><acc>+ كۆردى<v><ifi><p3> → (eng) God <n><p3>+ saw<v><ifi>+ that<rel>+ these<prn><pl>+ was<v><ifi><pl>+ good<adj>
This is not done.
- (uig) خۇدا بۇ پاسىلنى ئاسمان دەپ ئاتىدى. → (eng) God called this space "Heaven"
- (uig) خۇدا<n><nom> + بۇ<prn><dem><nom>+ ئاسمان <n><nom>+ ئاسمان<n><nom>+ كۆردى<v><ifi><p3> → (eng) God <n><p3>+ saw<v><ifi>+ that<rel>+ these<prn><pl>+ was<v><ifi><pl>+ 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:
