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/a/
1. but, whereas, while — Stands after the contrasted word, not before it; after a word ending in a vowel the form is ua.
- men jazama, sen a oquysa — I write, whereas you read
- men keteme, ol a qaladı — I am leaving, whereas he stays
- bügün tabmadım, tambla ua tabarma — today I did not find it, but tomorrow I will
- biz bardıq, ala ua kelmedile — we went, whereas they did not come
- künle qıshadıla, keçele ua uzundula — the days are short, while the nights are long
- ol a alay tüldü — but that is not so
- siz çalasız, biz a jıyabız — you mow, whereas we gather
2. interrogative particle asking about another person or thing: and ...?, what about ...? — Follows the word asked about, in the second part of a sentence or as a reply in dialogue, as in sen a "and you?".
- men oquyma. sen a? — I study. and you?
- sen jerni sür, men a? — you plow the land, and what about me?
3. emphatic particle setting off the preceding word: as for ..., indeed — Follows the word it highlights, as in men a bileme "I for one know"; after a word ending in a vowel the form is ua, as in çuruqlanı ua jamarğa kerek edi "the boots, now, ought to be mended".
- men a bileme — I for one know
- çuruqlanı ua jamarğa kerek edi — the boots, now, ought to be mended
- men a barmayma — as for me, I am not going
4. particle after a second-person conditional verb that turns it into a request or urging: do ..., come on — Follows a second-person conditional verb: oqusaŋ a "come on, read", aytsaŋ a "do tell", kelsegiz a bizge "do come and see us".
- oqusaŋ a — come on, read
- kelsegiz a bizge — do come and see us
- jazsaŋ a alağa bir qağıt — do write them a letter
- aytsaŋ a, jaşım — do tell, my son
5. emphatic particle after a negative converb, affirming the action: of course, how could one not — Follows the negative converb of a verb, usually before another form of the same verb: eltmey a eltirikbiz "of course we will take it", jazmay a jazarğa kerekdi "how could one not write, one must write".
- eltmey a eltirikbiz — of course we will take it
- aytmay a, aytıb kelgenme — of course, I told them before I came
- jazmay a jazarğa kerekdi — of course one must write