ese
/ese/
1. if; if it is — It follows the predicate it applies to and takes personal endings: esem, eseŋ, esegiz.
- kerek ese — if it is necessary
- alay ese — if that is so
- ters ese — if he is at fault
- barğan esem — if I did go
- oquruq esem — if I am going to study
- kerek esele çaqırığız — if they are needed, call them
- mal aşıbız jeterik ese — if our fodder will be enough
- sen eseŋ — if it is you
- barlıq eseŋ, men da barama — if you are going to go, I am going too
- zaman bolğan ese, işni başlayıq — if the time has come, let us start the work
2. than; rather than — The thing compared stands before it in the ablative case, as in tüneneden ese.
- tüneneden ese bügün jılıdı — today is warmer than yesterday
- janımdan ese seni süeme — I love you more than my life
- andan ese üyge bar — rather than that, go home
- keçeden ese kündüz işlegen igidi — working by day is better than by night
3. although; even though; even if — In this meaning it is followed by da, as in alay ese da.
- gitçe ese da, bek küçlüdü — although he is small, he is very strong
- qıyın ese da, işni boşadıq — although it was hard, we finished the work
- jaŋur jawa ese da, barlıqbız — even if it is raining, we will go
4. someone; something; somewhere; sometime — It stands between a question word and da, as in kim ese da.
- kim ese da — someone
- ne ese da — something
- qayda ese da — somewhere
- qaçan ese da — sometime
- qaydan ese da — from somewhere
- kim ese da eşikni qaqdı — someone knocked at the door
5. whoever; wherever; whatever; however — The question word comes first and da follows, as in kim esegiz da.
- kim esegiz da — whoever you are
- qallay esek da — whatever we are like
- ne qıyın ese da — however difficult it is
- qayda ese da — wherever he is
6. as for; as far as someone is concerned — It follows a personal pronoun and carries the matching personal ending.
- men esem, üyde edim — as for me, I was at home
- sen eseŋ, kesiŋ bilese — as for you, you know yourself
- biz esek, üyde qalğan edik — as for us, we had stayed at home