Chapter in 30 Seconds
Unlock the power to evaluate and rank the world around you in Kazakh.
- Modify adjectives to express 'more' using specific suffixes.
- Identify the 'best' or 'most' of any category using superlatives.
- Construct full sentences comparing two items using the ablative case.
چی یاد میگیری
Comparing people and things using the comparative and superlative forms. Expressing degrees of quality.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
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By the end you will be able to apply the correct comparative suffix based on vowel harmony.
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By the end you will be able to identify the superlative form in a spoken sentence.
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By the end you will be able to compare two people's ages or heights using the ablative case.
نکات و ترفندها (4)
Check the vowels
Keep it simple
Vowel Harmony
Vowel Harmony
واژگان کلیدی (7)
Real-World Preview
At the Green Bazaar
Review Summary
- Adjective + -raq/-rek
- eñ + Adjective
- Noun + -dan/-den + Adjective
- öte / tım / asa + Adjective
اشتباهات رایج
You must use the ablative case (-dan/-den) on the person you are being compared to. Without it, the sentence is incomplete.
If an adjective ends in a consonant, a connecting vowel (ı/i) is often needed, and you must follow vowel harmony. 'Ülken' is soft, so it needs '-rek'.
Do not mix the superlative 'eñ' with the comparative suffix '-raq'. Use one or the other, not both at once.
قواعد این فصل (4)
Next Steps
You've mastered a core part of Kazakh grammar! Being able to compare things makes you much more persuasive and descriptive. Keep practicing those suffixes!
Compare your family members' ages and heights in Kazakh.
Look at an online store and find the 'eñ arzan' (cheapest) and 'eñ qımbat' (most expensive) items.
تمرین سریع (10)
Bul ___ jaqsı kitap.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Degrees of Comparison
Find and fix the mistake:
Ol men-ten jaqsy.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparing Objects
Бұл ___ жақсы кітап.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative (en)
Ол ___ оқушы.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative (en)
Which is correct?
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative (en)
Bul jaqsı___.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparative (-raq/-rek)
Astanada kün Almatydan ___ (suvyq).
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Degrees of Comparison
Find and fix the mistake:
Ol menen bïikrek.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Degrees of Comparison
Bul ___ jaqsy kītap.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparing Objects
Astana ___ ülken.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparing Objects
Score: /10