Translation of Kazakh word "жылы" to English
жылы
/ʒɯlɯ/
Meaning
PrepositionUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Contained by; inside.
How to use
The preposition 'жылы' means 'in'. Follows Kazakh hard-vowel (жуан) vowel harmony in suffixation (plural: -лар/-дар/-тар, case suffixes: -ға/-қа/-да/-тан). Standard vocabulary item widely used in conversational and written Kazakh.
🇬🇧 English
in
Example
Кітап қорапта.
The book is in the box.
Мен сыныптамын.
I'm in the classroom.
Your personal vocabulary
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- өткен жылы— in the past year
- Кітап қорапта.— The book is in the box.
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The Kazakh word "жылы" means "in" in English.
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