qalaytın
/qalajtɯn/
1. by what route, which way, through which place, where — Asks about the way or place something passes through: tawğa qalaytın örlerikbiz "which way shall we climb the mountain?"
- qalaytın barlıqsa? — which way will you go?
- tawğa qalaytın örlerikbiz? — which way shall we climb the mountain?
- tükenŋe qalaytın barlıqbız? — which way will we go to the shop?
- qalaytın kelgense? — which way did you come?
- qalaytın öterge bilmey turduq — we did not know which way to cross
- sora uruçula qalaytın kirgendile üyge? — then which way did the thieves get into the house?
2. wherever, whichever way — Used as a relative word introducing a clause of place, often with da and answered by alaytın: sen qalaytın deseŋ da biz alaytın barırbız "whichever way you say, we will go that way."
- sen qalaytın deseŋ da — whichever way you say
- qalaytın tab ese da — whichever way is convenient
- qalaytın barsam da — whichever way I go