Translation of Kazakh word "отбасы" to English
отбасы
/otbɑsɯ/
Meaning
NounA group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
How to use
In Kazakh, отбасы is a noun used to refer to a family or a household. 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
family
Example
Мен өз отбасымды жақсы көремін.
I love my family.
Оның үлкен отбасы бар.
She has a big family.
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Common phrases
- отбасылық мәселе— family issue
- Мен өз отбасымды жақсы көремін.— I love my family.
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What does the Kazakh word "отбасы" mean?▼
The Kazakh word "отбасы" means "family" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Мен өз отбасымды жақсы көремін." (which translates as "I love my family.").
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