Language/Bashkir/Grammar/Pronouns

Bashkir Grammar - Pronouns

Hi Bashkir learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will focus on Bashkir Pronouns. Pronouns are used to replace nouns in a sentence to make it more concise and more comfortable. Bashkir pronouns are essential to learn as they are used frequently in conversations. Let's get started!

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: How to Use "Have", Adjectives & Questions.

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns replace the name of people and objects. Here are the Bashkir personal pronouns:

Bashkir	Pronunciation	English
Минә	minä	I
Сез	sez	You (formal or plural)
Сен	sen	You (singular)
Ул	ul	He/She/It
Бер	ber	We
Сездәр	sezdär	You all
Улар	ular	They

Here's a dialogue where we can see the Bashkir personal pronouns in context:

• Person 1: Сез кайсысыңыз? (Sez kaysısıñız? - How are you?)
• Person 2: Минә иям. (Minä iiam. - I'm fine.)

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns replace the name of an object to indicate ownership or possession. Here are some examples of Bashkir possessive pronouns:

Bashkir	Pronunciation	English
Минем	minem	Mine
Сезнең	sezneñ	Yours (formal or plural)
Сенең	seneñ	Yours (singular)
Улның	ulnıñ	His/Hers/Its
Безнең	bezneñ	Ours
Сездәргә	sezdergä	Yours (plural/formal)
Уларның	ularnıñ	Theirs

Here's a dialogue where we can see the Bashkir possessive pronouns in context:

• Person 1: Бүлдәһеҙҙәрҙең мәхәббәти кимәгез? (Büldähezzärddärzzăñ mähäbbăti kımägäz? - Whose is this book?)
• Person 2: Ул менән бергән китап бәйгә. (Ul menän bergän kitap bäygä. - It is the book that he gave me.)

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence. Here are some examples of Bashkir reflexive pronouns:

Bashkir	Pronunciation	English
Минең	mineñ	Myself
Сезнең	sezneñ	Yourself (formal or plural)
Сенең	seneñ	Yourself (singular)
Улың	ulıñ	Himself/Herself/Itself
Безнең	bezneñ	Ourselves
Сездәргә	sezdergä	Yourselves (plural/formal)
Уларның	ularnıñ	Themselves

Here's a dialogue where we can see the Bashkir reflexive pronouns in context:

• Person 1: Узына юҡ тәғәрридән әуәзенә барып калды. (Uzına yuq täğärridän äwäzenä barıp kalda. - She was overwhelmed with anxiety.)
• Person 2: Ул өзене кураклаштырып түгел. (Ul özenä kuraklaştırıp tügel. - She consoled herself.)

Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. Here are some examples of Bashkir interrogative pronouns:

Bashkir	Pronunciation	English
Кем	kém	Who
Нимә	nimä	What
Ҡайсы	qaysı	Which
Һеҙ	hezz	Whom

Here's a dialogue where we can see the Bashkir interrogative pronouns in context:

• Person 1: Кем етер, болайыҡ? (Kem eter, bolayıq? - Who's going to eat this?)
• Person 2: Минә етермин. (Minä etermin. - I will eat it.)

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns indicate a specific or particular person, place, thing or idea. Here are some examples of Bashkir demonstrative pronouns:

Bashkir	Pronunciation	English
Бу	bu	This
Ал	al	That
Шул	şul	These
Олар	olar	Those

Here's a dialogue where we can see the Bashkir demonstrative pronouns in context:

• Person 1: Бу бөтәндә төшкән ет. (Bu bötändä töşkän et. - This meat is rotten.)
• Person 2: Шул аймаҡтагы ямырын кире турып алдык. (Şul aymaqtağı yamırın kire turyb aldık. - We bought these shoes last winter.)

Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns refer to a person, object, or idea that is not specific. Here are some examples of Bashkir indefinite pronouns:

Bashkir	Pronunciation	English
Хәзер	häzer	Anyone
Бернәй	berneý	Anything
Әлде	älde	Somewhere
Хәбәрле	häbärle	Something

Here's a dialogue where we can see the Bashkir indefinite pronouns in context:

• Person 1: Әйтмәгәнсе әлде барыр, гафуфнарсын. (Äytmeğänsä älde baryr, gafufnarsın. - If you go somewhere, be careful with pickpockets.)
• Person 2: Вакыйтта Хәзер кирмәй. (Vakıytta häzer kirmäy. - Anyone can come at any time.)

I hope you found this lesson useful! To improve your Bashkir Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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Sources

• Bashkir language - Wikipedia
• Bashkir Manual (Poppe).pdf

Other Lessons

• Give your Opinion
• How to Use Be
• How to Use Have
• Questions
• Adjectives
• Negation
• Conditional Mood
• Plurals
• Future Tense