LingoflyOffended with whom, in love with whom: the case after a feeling verb
Learning the word is easy; putting it in the right form is not. A Kazakh verb of feeling demands its own tail, and the English preposition is no guide to which one. For example: “Ол маған өкпелеп қалды (Ol mağan ökpelep qaldy), себебі (Sebebi) мен (Men) кешігіп (keshigip) келдім” (keldim) — He took offense with me, because I was late. A rule from the Kazakh course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Learning the word is easy; putting it in the right form is not. A Kazakh verb of feeling demands its own tail, and the English preposition is no guide to which one.
Verbs aimed at a person as a target take -ğa or -ge. Mağan ökpeleme is do not be cross with me. Mağan ursty is he scolded me, and oğan ğashyq boldym is I fell in love with her.
Verbs where the person is the thing acted on take -ny, -dy or -ty. Seni sağyndym is I miss you; ony zhek köremin is I hate him.
The trap is I miss you. English needs no preposition there either, yet the tail is the easiest thing to drop. Seni sağyndym carries the whom tail on seni.
Table
| The tail | The verbs | Example | The English anchor |
|---|---|---|---|
| the -ğa tail | ökpeleu, ursu, ğaşıq bolu, aiqailau | mağan ökpeleme | offended with / at |
| the -ny tail | sağynu, zhek körü, kinalau, aiayu | seni sağyndym | miss (no preposition) |
| the -dan tail | zhalyğu, köñili qalu, artyq körü | kutuden zhalyqtym | tired of |
| the -men tail | maqtanu, bölisu | ulymmen maqtanamyn | proud of |
| no tail | uiat, qyzyq, yñğaisyz (a noun) | mağan uiat | I am ashamed |
By example
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
Offended with whom, in love with whom: how does it work in Kazakh?
Learning the word is easy; putting it in the right form is not. A Kazakh verb of feeling demands its own tail, and the English preposition is no guide to which one.
What does it look like in a Kazakh example sentence?
“Ол маған өкпелеп қалды (Ol mağan ökpelep qaldy), себебі (Sebebi) мен (Men) кешігіп (keshigip) келдім” (keldim) (Ol mağan ökpelep qaldy, sebebi men keshigip keldim) — He took offense with me, because I was late. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.