төһө

Yakut

Etymology

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Determiner

төһө • (töhö)

1. how many, how much (what quantity)

   Synonym: хачча (xačča)

   мунньахха төһө киһи кэлбитий? ― munńaxxa töhö kihi kelbitiy? ― how many people came to the meeting?

   бу сыаната төһөнүй ― bu sïanata töhönüy ― how much does it cost?

2. how much, how well (to what extent)

   сахалыы төһө билэҕин? ― saxalïï töhö bileɣin? ― how well do you know the Sakha/Yakut language?

Derived terms

• төһө-хачча буолуой (töhö-xačča buoluoy)
• төһөтүн да иһин (töhötün da ihin, “after all, be that as it may”)