neden
/neden/
1. from what, out of what, of what — The ablative of ne: the material, the starting point, or what one fears.
- neden başlarğa bilmeyme — I do not know where to begin
- neden qorqduŋ? — what were you afraid of?
- bu üy neden işlenŋendi? — what is this house built of?
2. why, from what cause — It asks about the cause of a state or event.
- ol neden awruydu? — what is he ill with?
- bu neden boladı? — what does this come from?
- zarlıq neden çığadı? — what does envy come from?
- at neden ürkdü? — what did the horse take fright at?
3. than anything — Takes this meaning before da, followed by the comparative word it belongs to; neden da alğa means first of all.
- sawluq neden da bağalıdı — health is dearer than anything
- şuyohluq neden da bağalıdı — friendship is dearer than anything
- jaznı neden da bek süeme — I love spring more than anything
- neden da alğa dersiŋi oqu — first of all, study your lesson
Expressions
- neden da ne — what's the use
Cases
One
| Case | kimwho? | newhat? | qaysıwhich? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kimwho? | newhat? | qaysıwhich? |
| Genitive | kimniwhose? | neniof what? | qaysınıof which? |
| Accusative | kimniwhom? (as the object) | neniwhat? (as the object) | qaysınwhich? (as the object) |
| Dative | kimgeto whom? | negeto what? what for? | qaysına / qaysığato which? |
| Locative | kimdewith whom? at whose? | nedein what? | qaysındain which? |
| Ablative | kimdenfrom whom? | nedenfrom what? | qaysından / qaysıdanfrom which? |
Several
| Case | kimwho? | newhat? | qaysıwhich? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kimlewho? (several people) | nelewhat? (several things) | qaysılawhich ones? |
| Genitive | kimleniwhose? (of several people) | neleniof what things? | qaysılanıof which ones? |
| Accusative | kimleniwhom? (several, as the object) | neleniwhat things? (as the object) | qaysılanıwhich ones? (as the object) |
| Dative | kimlegeto whom? (several) | nelegeto what things? | qaysılağato which ones? |
| Locative | kimledewith whom? (several) | neledein what things? | qaysıladain which ones? |
| Ablative | kimledenfrom whom? (several) | neledenfrom what things? | qaysıladanfrom which ones? |