Kün ashıq, aua raiy bulyñğyr: weather is said without a verb
To say it is sunny you need no verb. Kazakh says the weather with a noun: kün ashıq, the sun is clear; aua raiy bulyñğyr, the weather is overcast. For example: “Бүгін күн ашық, бірақ жел суық” — Today it is sunny, but the wind is cold. A rule from the Kazakh course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
To say it is sunny you need no verb. Kazakh says the weather with a noun: kün ashıq, the sun is clear; aua raiy bulyñğyr, the weather is overcast.
Past and future hang on the link bolu. Kün ashıq boldy is it was sunny; erteñ kün ashıq bolady is tomorrow it will be sunny. In the present the link keeps quiet.
Rain and snow want a verb of their own, and it shares a root with them. Zhañbyr zhauady is the rain rains; qar zhaudy is the snow fell.
The trap: the word kün holds sun, day and sky at once. Kün ystyq is it is hot; kün batty is the sun has set; zhaqsy kün is a good day.
Table
| What we say | How it is built | Example | Word for word |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunny, overcast | a noun-predicate, no link | kün ashıq | the sun is clear |
| it was / will be sunny | the noun plus "bolu" | kün ashıq boldy | the sun became clear |
| rain, snow, hail | its own verb "zhauu" | zhañbyr zhauady | the rain rains |
| it got colder, darker | a subjectless verb | qarañğy tüsti | the darkness fell |
| hot, cold | "kün" plus a quality | kün ystyq | the day is hot |
By example
- Бүгін күн ашық, бірақ жел суықToday it is sunny, but the wind is cold
- Түнде қатты жаңбыр жауды, көшеде шалшық көпAt night there was heavy rain, many puddles in the street
- Ертең ауа райы бұлыңғыр боладыTomorrow it will be overcast
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
Kün ashıq, aua raiy bulyñğyr: how does it work in Kazakh?
To say it is sunny you need no verb. Kazakh says the weather with a noun: kün ashıq, the sun is clear; aua raiy bulyñğyr, the weather is overcast.
What does it look like in an example sentence Kazakh?
“Бүгін күн ашық, бірақ жел суық” — Today it is sunny, but the wind is cold. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.