туспа
Yakut
Etymology
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Adjective
туспа • (tuspa)
- separate
- туспа хос ― tuspa xos ― a separate room
- туспа хаһаайыстыба ― tuspa xahaayıstıba ― a separate enterprise
- someone else's
- туспа дьоҥҥо иитиллибитэ ― tuspa coŋŋo iitillibite ― he was brought up by a different family
- Synonym: атын (atın)
Adverb
туспа • (tuspa)
- (with abl.) separately
- дьоҥҥуттан туспа олор ― coŋŋuttan tuspa olor ― to live separately from one's folks
Noun
туспа • (tuspa)
- difference
- куорат дэриэбинэттэн туспата ― kuorat deriebinetten tuspata ― the difference between the city and the country
Usage notes
In the sense of "difference", notice that "between" is not directly translated. Rather, the second noun takes the ablative case, and туспа takes the possessive form туспата.