nege
/neɡe/
1. why, what for
- nege jılaysa? — why are you crying?
- nege sorasa? — why are you asking?
- bu anŋa nege kerekdi? — what does he need this for?
- nege alay aytadı? — why does he say so?
- nege külese? — why are you laughing?
- nege keltirdiŋ munu? — what did you bring this for?
- nege turaqlaysa? — why are you dawdling?
2. to what, the dative of ne
- nege qaraysa? — what are you looking at?
- ol nege uşaydı? — what does it look like?
- kesiŋi nege urduŋ? — what did you hit yourself on?
- bu kitab nege üyretedi? — what does this book teach?
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? |