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Crimean Tatar
Adjective
şu (demonstrative)
- that, the (thing) being indicated (at a distance from the speaker, or previously mentioned, or at another time).
Pronoun
şu (demonstrative)
- that
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Turkish
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish شو (şu), from شل (şol) (by analogy of bu (“this”)), from earlier (uş ol), equivalent to uş (“lo!”) + o (“she, he, it, that”). Compare şimdi (“now”), işte (“lo!”). Cognate with Kazakh сол (sol) and Bashkir шул (şul).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
şu
- that (that over there)
Şu kedi diğerlerinden daha zayıf.- That cat is thinner than the others.
Şunlar senin arkadaşların değil mi?- Aren't those your friends?
Declension
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