Word order

Three main word order rules of the Tatar language:

1️⃣ Subject usually comes at the beginning of the sentence.

Min öydən eşlim. – I work from home.

⚠️ This rule has exceptions, as words can precede the subject that also belongs to it, forming what is known as the subject block. Additionally, words indicating time and place may precede the subject if there is emphasis on them:

Bügen bezdə bəyrəmnər başlandı. – Today our holidays began.

2️⃣ Predicate always comes at the end of a sentence.

Əti irtəgə qayta. – Dad is coming back tomorrow.

⚠️ In colloquial speech, inversion is acceptable, where the predicate may not be at the end for emphasis or intonation:

Əytmə monı! – Don't say that!

3️⃣  In simple declarative sentences, the word order follows a clear structure:

Subject + Object + Verb

Min sine yaratam. – I love you.

💡 There are no strict rules in the order of secondary sentence elements. However, when expressing time, manner, and place in a sentence, they typically follow this order:

Time + Manner + Space

İrtəgə bez maşina belən tawlarğa barabız. – Tomorrow we’re going to drive to the mountains.

💡In Tatar, adjectives precede nouns.

biyek taw – a high mountain