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Sentences

Putting words and endings together

The big rule: the verb goes last

English says "I drink water"; Kazakh says "I water drink" (subject, object, verb). Describing words come before the noun they describe, and endings carry the grammar.

Patterns

PatternExampleEnglish
Subject + Object + VerbМен су ішемін.I water drink (= I drink water)
Question: add бе/ба/пе/па/ме/ма at the endСен студентсің бе?Are you a student?
Negative of "to be": емес + endingМен студент емеспін.I am not a student.
Place: add the locative suffixМен үйдемін.I am at home.

Example sentences

Combine these with the Common Words and Suffixes pages.

KazakhSay itEnglish
Менің атым Алма.Me-niñ a-tym Al-maMy name is Alma.
Сіздің атыңыз кім?Siz-diñ a-tyñ-yz kimWhat is your name?
Мен студентпін.Men stu-dent-pinI am a student.
Мен студент емеспін.Men stu-dent e-mes-pinI am not a student.
Сен студентсің бе?Sen stu-dent-siñ beAre you a student?
Бұл не?Bul neWhat is this?
Бұл менің кітабым.Bul me-niñ ki-ta-bymThis is my book.
Мен су ішемін.Men su i-she-minI drink water.
Мен кітап оқимын.Men ki-tap o-qi-mynI read a book.
Мен қазақша сөйлеймін.Men qa-zaq-sha söi-lei-minI speak Kazakh.
Мен Қазақстанда тұрамын.Men Qa-zaq-stan-da tu-ra-mynI live in Kazakhstan.