qaysı
/qajsɯ/
1. which, which one
- qaysı üyde? — in which house?
- qaysı janından? — from which side?
- ekisinden qaysı keldi? — which of the two came?
- bügün qaysı kündü? — which day is it today?
- kelinni qaysı üyge jıyarıqbız? — which room will we put the bride in?
- aladan qaysısı? — which of them?
- aladan qaysı? — which of them?
2. whichever, any at all, every one — Takes the particle da after it or after the noun it stands before.
- qaysı da aŋılarıqdı — any of them will understand
- qaysı zamanda da kir — come in at any time
- qaysı sabiy da oynaydı — every child plays
- qaysı tülkü da — every fox
- qaysı kün da işleybiz — we work on any day
3. someone, somebody — Takes this meaning in qaysı ese da, where the person or thing is left unidentified.
- qaysı ese da alıb ketgendi — someone carried it off
- qaysı ese da soradı — someone asked
- dedi qaysı ese da — someone said
4. anyone, anybody — Takes this meaning in qaysı bolsa da, naming a possible person rather than an actual one.
- qaysı bolsa da bir kelir — someone or other will come
- qaysı bolsa da kelsin — let anyone come
- qaysı bolsa da jaraydı — any one will do
Expressions
- eşigi qaysı janından açılğanın bilmezge — never visit someone
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? |