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Grammar Terms

English Word Uyghur word سۆز تىلما قىسقارWord سۆزPhrase بىرىكمىسى سۆز

Sentence جۈملە

Noun ئىسىمالر n.Adjective سۈپەت Adj.Adverb رەۋىش Adv.Pronoun ئالماش Pn. / pro.Verb پېئىل v. / vbConjunctions باغلىغۇچىالر cnjParticle

Some (Noun) + (ER|OR) shows job

Other uses show increase or decrease compared to something else: Adj + ER

To show the “most” adjective of a group: Adjective + “EST”

Example: big, bigger, biggest

Plurals:

Rules for plurals:1) Normal rule: Noun + “S”

a. Book - booksb. Hat hats

2) Noun ending with “s”, “x”, “z”, “ch”, or “sh”: Noun + “ES”a. Bus busesb. Match matchesc. Box boxes

3) Noun ending with “Y” with I or E sound: Noun – “y” + “ies”a. Spy Spiesb. Baby babiesc. Boy boys (Y is not an I or E sound)

4) Noun ending with “F” or “FE”: Noun’s “F” changes to “V” and add “ES” or “S”

a. Leaf leavesb. Loaf loavesc. Life Lives

5) Irregular (must memorize, no rules)a. Man menb. Mouse mice

6) Words with same word for singular and plurala. Fish (1) fish (>1)b. Sheep (1) sheep (>1)

Making Adverbs from Adjectives: Adj + “LY”

Slow - slowlyQuick quicklyLoving lovinglySad sadly

Sentence order

1) (particle) + (adjective) + Noun + (adverb) + (Verb) + (adverb) + …a. he runs (noun + verb)b. the man runs (particle + noun + verb)c. the tall man runs (particle + adjective + noun + verb)d. the tall man runs slowly (particle + adjective + noun + verb +

adverb)e. the tall man slowly runs home (particle + adj + noun + adv + verb +

noun)2) Questions: (Question word) + verb [to be, to do] + noun + …

a. Where is he? b. Where is the man?

c. Where is the tall man?d. Where did the tall man go? (question word + verb + particle + adj +

noun + verb)e. Is he coming? (verb + noun + verb)