күпме

Bashkir

Etymology

күп (köp, “many, much”) +‎ -ме (-mi, “interrogative particle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʏp.mɪ̞]
  • Hyphenation: күп‧ме

Determiner

күпме • (köpmi)

  1. (interrogative) how many
  2. (interrogative) how much
  3. (relative) so much, so many, as much, as many, how much, how many
    Бер йәшниктә – 16, икенсеһендә 14 кг кәнфит бар. Өсөнсө йәшниктә беренсе һәм икенсе йәшниктә күпме булһа, шунса кәнфит.
    Bir yəşnektə – 16, ekinsihində 14 kg kənfet bar. Üsünsü yəşnektə birinsi həm ekinsi yəşnektə köpmi bolha, şonsa kənfet.
    There are 16 kg of candies in one box (and) 14 kg in the second. In the third box, there are as many candies as there are in the first and in the second box.
    (From an elementary math textbook)
    Күпме генә әҙерләнһәң дә, имтихандан ҡурҡыта, әлбиттә.
    Köpmi ginə əðirlənhəñ də, emtexandan qorqıta, əlbettə.
    Naturally, (you are) afraid of an (upcoming) exam, no matter how much you prepare for it.

Derived terms
  • күпме тора? (köpmi tura?, “how much does it cost?”)
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