Tazalap, turap, quyrıñyz: a chain of actions on -yp/-ip
An English recipe is a chain of orders: peel, chop, fry. Kazakh does not speak that way. For example: “Жұмыртқаны шайқап, ұнға қосыңыз” — Beat the eggs and add them to the flour. A rule from the Kazakh course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
An English recipe is a chain of orders: peel, chop, fry. Kazakh does not speak that way.
The person tail is said once, on the last verb only, and every verb before it takes -yp or -p. Kökönisti tazalap, usaqtap turap, maiğa quyryñyz means peel the vegetables, chop them small and fry them in oil. One -yñyz serves the whole sentence.
The form is wider than having done. It works as a plain and as well: turyp, zhai ishtim, I got up and had tea.
Which shape you use depends on the end of the stem. After a consonant it is -yp, as in kesip; after a vowel it is -p, as in tazalap. Harmony picks the vowel inside.
Table
| The form | How it is built | Example | The meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| -yp / -ip | after a consonant | kesip | having cut, and cut |
| -p | after a vowel | tazalap | having peeled |
| -yñyz / -iñiz | the polite order | qosyñyz | add |
| the bare stem | the informal order | qos | add (informal) |
| -ñyzshy / -ñizşi | a soft request | beriñizşi | give me, please |
| -mañyz / -meñiz | a polite prohibition | qospañyz | do not add |
By example
- Жұмыртқаны шайқап, ұнға қосыңызBeat the eggs and add them to the flour
- Сорпаны тұздап, қақпағын жабыңызSalt the broth and close the lid
- Етті пісіріп, суытып қойыңызCook the meat and let it cool
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Tazalap, turap, quyrıñyz: how does it work in Kazakh?
An English recipe is a chain of orders: peel, chop, fry. Kazakh does not speak that way.
What does it look like in an example sentence Kazakh?
“Жұмыртқаны шайқап, ұнға қосыңыз” — Beat the eggs and add them to the flour. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.