Tajik (Tajikistan) style guide¶

Characters¶

Country/region: Tajikistan.
Lower-case: а, б, в, г, ғ, д, е, ё, ж, з, и, ӣ, й, к, қ, л, м, н, о, п, р, с, т, у, ӯ, ф, х, ҳ, ч, ҷ, ш, ъ, э, ю, я
Upper-case: А, Б, В, Г, Ғ, Д, Е, Ё, Ж, З, И, Ӣ, Й, К, Қ, Л, М, Н, О, П, Р, С, Т, У, Ӯ, Ф, Х, Ҳ, Ч, Ҷ, Ш, Ъ, Э, Ю, Я
Caseless-script characters: n/a. Extended Latin characters: n/a.
Total number of characters: 35.
Alphabetical order is the sorting order.

Date¶

Calendar: Gregorian.
First day of the week: Sunday.
First week of the year: first week in the calendar.
Separator: . / -
Default short date format: dd.MM.yy, yyyy-MM-dd. Example: 17.08.11, 2011-08-17
Default long date format: d MMMM yyyy. Example: 7 августи 2011
Additional short date format 1: dd/MM/YYYY. Example: 17/03/2011
Additional short date format 2: n/a. Additional long date formats: n/a.
Leading zero in day field for short date: yes. Leading zero in month field for short date: yes.
Digits for year in short date: 2.
Leading zero in day field for long date: yes. Leading zero in month field for long date: n/a.
Digits for year in long date: 4.
Date format for correspondence: dd MMMM YYYY c. Example: 17 марти 2011 c.
Format codes: d = day (d no leading zero, dd leading zero, ddd abbreviated day name, dddd full day name); M = month (M no leading zero, MM leading zero, MMM abbreviated name, MMMM full name); y = year (yy two digits, yyyy four digits).

Time¶

24 hour format: yes.
Standard time format: H:mm:ss. Example: 1:07:08
Time separator: colon :. Example: 03:24:12
Hours leading zero: yes. Example: 03:24:12
AM designator: empty. PM designator: empty.
Short time format: HH:mm

Days¶

First letter capitalized: no.
First day of week: Душанбе (Monday).
Monday: Душанбе, Дш
Tuesday: Сешанбе, Сш
Wednesday: Чоршанбе, Чш
Thursday: Панҷшанбе, Пш
Friday: Ҷумъа, Ҷм
Saturday: Шанбе, Шн
Sunday: Якшанбе, Яш

Months¶

First letter capitalized: no.
Order: full form, abbreviated form, long date form.
January: январи, Янв, январи
February: феврали, Фев, феврали
March: марти, Мар, марти
April: апрели, Апр, апрели
May: маи, Май, майи
June: июни, Июн, июни
July: июли, Июл, июли
August: августи, Авг, августи
September: сентябри, Сен, сентябри
October: октябри, Окт, октябри
November: ноябри, Ноя, ноябри
December: декабри, Дек, декабри

Numbers¶

Use Arabic numerals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
Use Latin (Roman) numerals for chapter numbering, centuries, and categories in certain classifications.

Phone numbers¶

International dialing code: 992. Area codes used: yes. Digits in area code: 3.
Digits, domestic: 9. Digit grouping, domestic: (###) ## ## ##
Digits, local: 6. Digit grouping, local: ## ## ##
Digits, mobile: 9.
Digits, international: 12. Digit grouping, international: (###) ######, #### ## ## ##
Separator: space.
Local number length: 7 digits for the capital city, 5 digits for smaller cities and district centres.
Area code minimum length 3 digits; 4 digits for smaller cities.
Mobile numbers use the format +7 (###) ###-##-##. Omit +7 when dialing inside Tajikistan.

Addresses¶

Never use real address information in examples.
Format order: postal code, country, region, city, street/avenue, building, apartment.
Example: 734000, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, ш. Душанбе, хиёбони Рӯдакӣ б. 45, х.32
Local postal code: 6-digit code, for example 734000
Always abbreviate шаҳр (city), бино (house), хона (apartment): ш., х., у
Items in brackets are optional.
"Street" can be кӯча, хиёбон, шоҳроҳ.
"City" can be шаҳр, шаҳрак, деҳа.
"State/region" can be вилоят, вилояти худмухтор.
Include the country in international addresses only.

Currency¶

Currency name: рубл (Ruble). Symbol: т.р.
Symbol comes after the amount.
Positive currency format: number, space, monetary symbol.
Negative sign symbol: -. Negative currency format: negative sign, number, space, monetary symbol.
Decimal symbol: ;. Digits after decimal: 2.
Digit grouping symbol: space. Digits in digit grouping: 3, 0.
Positive example: 123456 789;12 т.р.
Negative example: -123456 789;12 т.р.
ISO currency code: TJS
Subunit name: дирам. Subunit symbol: д. Example: 20 дирам

Digit groups¶

Decimal separator: , (comma). Example: 25 000,45
List separator: ;
Thousand separator: space. Example: 25 555 222
Use a period in product versions only. Example: MS-DOS 6.22; Windows 3.11
You may omit the thousand separator (space) for numbers with 4 digits in the integer part.
Numbers outside regular text may or may not have thousand separators. Values in Excel have none.

Measurement units¶

Metric system commonly used: yes. Temperature: Celsius.
Linear measure: Kilometer -> Километр, км; Meter -> Метр, м; Decimeter -> Дециметр, дм; Centimeter -> Сантиметр, см; Millimeter -> Миллиметр, мм
Capacity: Hectoliter -> Гектолитр, гл; Liter -> Литр, л; Deciliter -> Децилитр, дл; Centiliter -> Сантилитр, сл; Milliliter -> Миллилитр, мл
Mass: Ton -> Тонна, т; Kilogram -> Килограмм, кг; Pound -> Фунт, ф; Gram -> Грамм, г; Decigram -> Дециграмм, дг; Centigram -> Сантиграмм, сг; Milligram -> Милиграмм, мг
English units: Inch -> Дюйм, дюйм; Feet -> Фут, фут; Mile -> Мил, мил; Gallon -> Галлон, галл
Use the quotation mark instead of дюйм for inches only when the full variant is technically impossible (length restrictions, or a locked English source string with the " sign).

Percentages¶

Percentage sign is %.
Use фоиз or дарсад equally for percent. They are synonyms, interchangeable in all occasions.
en Fifty percent complete -> Панҷоҳ дарсад иҷро шудааст, Панҷоҳ фоиз иҷро шудааст

Sorting¶

Capital and lowercase letters are equal. Make no distinction.
Non-alphabetical characters (symbols like @ ! #) sort before the letters of the alphabet.
Digits sort after non-alphabetical characters and before the letters of the alphabet.
Character sorting order: А (1040) а (1072) Б (1041) б (1073) В (1042) в (1074) Г (1043) г (1075) Ғ (1170) ғ (1171) Д (1044) д (1076) Е (1045) е (1077) Ё (1025) ё (1105) Ж (1046) ж (1078) З (1047) з (1079) И (1048) и (1080) Ӣ (1250) ӣ (1251) (1080) Й (1049) й (1081) К (1050) к (1082) Қ (1178) қ (1179) Л (1051) л (1083) М (1052) м (1084) Н (1053) н (1085) О (1054) о (1086) П (1055) п (1087) Р (1056) р (1088) С (1057) с (1089) Т (1058) т (1090) У (1059) у (1091) Ӯ (1262) ӯ (1263) Ф (1060) ф (1092) Х (1061) х (1093) Ҳ (1202) ҳ (1203) (1094) Ч (1063) ч (1095) Ҷ (1206) ҷ (1207) Ш (1064) ш (1096) Ъ (1066) ъ (1098) Э (1069) э (1101) Ю (1070) ю (1102) Я (1071) я (1103)
Examples of sorted words: @, 1, Адаб, Адад, Азоб, Амон, Асал, Бар, Бино, Боло, Бӯр, Ва, Варта, Ватан, Воло, Гап, Гил, Гов, Гул, Гӯл, Ғанаб, Ғоз, Ғор, Даста, Девор, Дидор, Дона, Дору, Елим, Ёвар, Ёд, Ёрӣ, Жарф, Жола, Зада, Занбӯр, Занг, Зебо, Зиёд, Зону, Ид, Ин, Исм, Ироқ, Йулдош, Кал, Кам, Китоб, Кӯр, Қабр, Қавл, Қимат, Қулла, Лаб, Лайлӣ, Лой, Лӯбиё, Мард, Марг, Мир, Мурда, Мӯр, Нав, Низ, Ном, Нур, Об, Озод, Олу, Ору, Панҷ, Пеш, Пир, Пой, Раванд, Реза, Ризо, Рост, Рустам, Русто, Савол, Саг, Сир, Соз, Тир, Тор, Тур, Убайд, Уқоб, Ӯзбак, Ӯрдак, Фан, Фидо, Фоида, Хам, Хидмат, Хона, Ҳам, Ҳеҷ, Ҳоло, Чанд, Чоп, Чӯб, Ҷабр, Ҷав, Ҷой, Шаб, Шир, Шодӣ, Шабнам, Эрод, Эҷод, Юнус, Юсуф, Як, Яҳё

Geopolitical concerns¶

Check maps, flags, country/region, city and language names, art and graphics, and cultural content for accuracy and political restrictions.
Check country/region, city and language names for every release, even previously approved ones.
Check cultural content, clip art, religious symbols, and body and hand gestures for appropriateness in the target market.
Use the most up-to-date Tajik list of country/region and city names for every release.

Adjectives¶

Adjectives come after the noun.
en Red square -> Майдони сурх; not Сурхмайдон
Form the relative degree with the suffix -тар, the superlative with -тарин.
Avoid overuse of possessive adjectives.
en Your device needs to communicate with server to set up your account. -> Барои сохтани ҳисоб дастгоҳи шумо бояд бо сервер пайваст шавад.; not Барои сохтани ҳисоби шумодастгоҳи шумобояд бо сервер пайваст шавад.

Articles¶

Translate the indefinite article an with як or ягон before the noun, or with the ending -е after the noun.
en Please select a file to open. -> Лутфан файлеро барои кушодан интихоб кунед., Лутфан ягонфайлро барои кушодан интихоб кунед.
en You need to enter a keyword to start searching -> Барои оғози ҷустуҷӯ шмо бояд яккалима калидиро ворид кунед.
Usually do not translate the definite article The. Where needed, translate it with ин.
en The search item was not found. -> Объекти ҷустуҷӯ ёфт нашуд. (no article)
en Do you accept the terms and conditions? -> Оё шумо бо иншартҳо розиед. (with ин)
Use unlocalized product and feature names without articles, as in English.
en Powerpoint -> Powerpoint
Handle localized feature names by the general article rules.
en Media Player -> Медиа плеер
For an English loan word already used, check motivation (does the English word integrate into the noun class system), analogy (is there an equivalent Tajik term whose article could be used), and frequency (which article is most common in other technical documentation). Write loan words in Tajik and apply Tajik rules.
Check approved terminology to confirm a new loan word and its article.
en View a web page -> Як саҳфаи вебро тамошо кунед
en View the web page -> Cаҳфаи вебро тамошо кунед

Capitalization¶

Use less capitalization than English. Do not copy English capitalization.
Capitalize proper names: personal names and surnames, geographic names, names of organizations and companies, names of books and newspapers.
Capitalize names of UI elements (commands, menus, dialog box titles) and program names. In compound names capitalize the first word only.
en Row Height and Width -> Баландӣ ва бари катакҳо; not Баландӣ ва Бари Катакҳо

Compounds¶

Keep compounds understandable and clear. Avoid overly long or complex compounds.
Compound nouns are widely used. Example: Phonebook -> Дафтарчаи телефон; worksheet -> сафҳаи корӣ
Never use hyphenation to make a compound noun. Write the morphemes separately.
To make a compound noun plural, pluralize the first noun.
en Phonebooks -> Дафтарчаҳои телефон; not Дафтарчаи телефонҳо

Gender¶

There is no grammatical gender in Tajik.
He/she -> вай, ӯ
Her/his -> (-и) вай, (-и) ӯ

Genitive¶

Form the genitive with ро.
Do not attach ро directly to a product name. Put a space after the name, then -ро.
en I accept Java's terms and conditions. -> Ман шартҳои Java -ро қабул мекунам.; not Ман шартҳои Javaро қабул мекунам.

Modifiers¶

The modifier comes after the main noun. Never translate word by word.
en Security warning. -> Огоҳии амниятӣ; not Амнияти огоҳӣ

Nouns¶

Tajik does not differentiate noun classes by animacy or gender.
Inflection: does not apply to Tajik.
Form the plural with the suffixes ҳо, он, гон.
en Features -> Вазифаҳо
en Children -> Бачагон
ҳо works with any word. он and гон work with certain words only. Never use гон with a word ending in a consonant.
Both бачагон and бачаҳо are correct plurals of бача.
en Books -> Вазифаҳо; not Китобгон

Prepositions¶

Use the preposition specific to each verb. Do not copy the source preposition. Do not omit prepositions or change word order under English influence.
en click on -> клик дар болои
en on a web page -> даряк сафҳаи веб

Pronouns¶

Pronouns are neutral and never refer to a specific gender.
Translate gendered source text without stressing gender difference or reinforcing stereotypical distinctions.
en She is a skilled user of Microsoft Office -> Вай корбари ботаҷрибаи Microsoft Office мебошад; not Он зан (духтар ) корбари ботаҷрибаи Microsoft Office мебошад

Punctuation¶

Comma: separate the main clause from the subordinate clause in complex sentences.
en If you do not have an account yet, please register here. -> Агар шумо ҳоло ҳисобе надошта бошед, лутфан дар ин ҷо қайд шавед.; not Агар шумо ҳоло ҳисобе надошта бошед лутфан дар ин ҷо қайд шавед.
Comma: use in sentences with several subjects or predicates.
en Download music, images, games and video clips. -> Мусиқӣ, тасвирҳо, бозиҳо ва видеоклипҳоро зеркашӣ кунед.; not Мусиқӣ тасвирҳо бозиҳо ва видеоклипҳоро зеркашӣ кунед.
en Copy, move, save and share items. -> Ҷузъҳоро нусха бардоред, интиқол диҳед, захира кунед ва мубодила кунед.; not Ҷузъҳоро нусха бардоред интиқол диҳед захира кунед ва мубодила кунед.
Colon: use after alerting words like Attention, Warning, Caution, and in sentences with multiple step instructions.
en Warning: Save your work before restarting -> Огоҳӣ: пеш аз дубора фурӯзон кардан, кори худро захира кунед.; not Огоҳӣ - пеш аз дубора фурӯзон кардан, кори худро захира кунед.
en To safe a file with a different name, please follow these steps: a) Open the file b) Go to File and c) lick Save as…. -> Барои бо номи дигар захира кардани файл, лутфан амалҳои зеринро иҷро кунед: a) Файлро кушоед b) Ба Файл гузаред ва c) Захира ҳамчун... ро клик кунед; not Барои бо номи дигар захира кардани файл, лутфан амалҳои зеринро иҷро кунед; a) Файлро кушоед b) Ба Файл гузаред ва c) Захира ҳамчун... ро клик кунед.
Do not capitalize regular text after a colon unless general capitalization rules apply.
Hyphen: divides words between syllables and links parts of a compound word. No spaces before or after. Never use a hyphen instead of a dash. Example: интернет-банкинг
En dash: use as a minus sign, usually with spaces before and after. Omit the space when the minus marks a negative number. Example: 1 – 2 = –1
En dash: use in number ranges with no spaces. en Pages 10–20 -> Саҳ. 10–20
Em dash: use for dashes wherever technically possible. Never substitute a hyphen.
Ин хабар воқеият надорад – изҳор кард ӯ – зеро ман худ дар он ҷо будам.; not Ин хабар воқеият надорад - изҳор кард ӯ - зеро ман худ дар он ҷо будам.
Ellipses: use for a continuing process. en Loading… -> Бор мекунад…
Period: always use a full stop at the end of a sentence. Avoid a full stop at the end of phrases, unless instructed to follow English punctuation. Put the period outside the brackets at the end of a sentence. The period comes after the quotation mark.
Нармафзор ба таври худкор навсозӣ мешавад.; not Нармафзор ба таври худкор навсозӣ мешавад
Ҳамеша нуқтаро пас аз қавсайн гузоред (агар он дар охири ҷумла ояд).; not Ҳамеша нуқтаро пас аз қавсайн гузоред (агар он дар охири ҷумла ояд.)
Ӯ гуфт: "Ин барнома кӯҳна шудааст".; not Ӯ гуфт: "Ин барнома кӯҳна шудааст."
Quotation marks: use for names of books, films, articles, companies, newspapers.
ҶСП «Ориенбонк», газетаи «Озодагон», китоби «Ғуломон»; not ҶСП Ориенбонк, газетаи Озодагон, китоби Ғуломон
Modern Tajik mostly uses Russian quotation marks «». English quotation marks are also allowed. «Тоҷик Эйр»= “Тоҷик Эйр”
Parentheses: no space between the parentheses and the text inside. Example: (Нигаред ба саҳифаи 5)

Singular and plural¶

Form the plural mostly with -ҳо, -он, -гон, вон. Example: биноҳо, одамон, бачагон
Avoid Arabic plural forms of Arabic loan words where possible.
en Word - Words -> Калима – Калимаҳо; not Калима – Калимот

Split infinitive¶

Does not apply to Tajik.

Subjunctive¶

Use the subjunctive mood to address software, such as checkbox options.
en Don't show this dialog again -> Ин гуфтугӯ дигар нишон дода нашавад; not Ин гуфтугӯро дигар нишон надеҳ

Symbols and non-breaking spaces¶

Do not separate certain expressions at the end of a line. Use ctrl + shift + space bar between the words.
Between two parts of a single word: такрор мешавад
Between Part, Chapter or Appendix and the number: Қисми сеюм

Syntax¶

The predicate is always at the end. Never follow English syntax.
en Click on the link below to get more information. -> Барои гирифтани маълумоти иловагӣ маъхази зерро клик кунед.; not Клик кунед маъхази зерро барои гирифтани маълумоти иловагӣ.
Inflect verbs for subject and number.
en They installed 3 applications. He will install one game. -> Онҳо 3 барномаро насб карданд. Вай як бозиро насб хоҳад кард.; not Онҳо 3 барномаро насб кард. Вай як бозиро насб хоҳанд кард.

Verbs¶

Inflect verbs for subject, number and time.
рафтан in Present Simple, singular: Ман меравам, Ту меравӣ, Вай меравад
Plural: Мо меравем, Шумо меравед, Онҳо мераванд
Translate an English gerund for a continuous operation with the Tajik Continuous Tense or with Present Simple.
en The program components are being installed. -> Ҷузъҳои барнома насб шуда истодаанд.; not Ҷузъҳои барнома насб мешаванд.
Use both passive and active voice, depending on the situation.
en You have successfully changed your password -> Пароли шумо бомуваффақият иваз карда шуд. (passive), Шумо бомуваққияти пароли худро иваз кардед. (active)

Word order¶

The adverbial modifier of time comes before the predicate.
en I will be there at 10 o'clock. -> Ман дар соати 10 он ҷо мешавам.; not Ман он ҷо дар соати 10 мешавам.

Audience¶

Audience is diverse: students, software developers, corporate users.

Style¶

Use a more formal, less colloquial style, as in media and press. Less ambiguity and passiveness. Direct but polite tone, especially in writing.
en Go to next page -> ба саҳфаи навбатӣ гузаред; not гузар ба саҳфаи навбатӣ

Tone¶

Use a formal tone. Exception: descriptions of computer games and other entertainment items.
en Your license has expired -> Мӯҳлати иҷозатномаи шумо ба охир расид (formal); not Иҷозатномаатон тамом шудааст (informal)
en Excellent. Continue to next level. -> Олӣ. Ба пеш, ба сатҳи дигар. (informal); not Олӣ. Дар сатҳи навбатӣ идома диҳед (formal)

Voice¶

Translate You as шумо. Do not capitalize the first letter.
en You are now connected to the Internet. -> Ҳоло шумо ба Интернет пайваст шудаед.

Abbreviations¶

Abbreviate UI words (mainly button or option names) only for lack of space. Either cut letters at the end of a word and replace them with a dot, or cut letters from the middle and replace them with a hyphen.
саҳифа -> саҳ.
нигаред -> ниг.
ва ғайра -> ва ғ.
сол -> с.
килобайт -> КБ
мегабайт -> МБ
килобит -> кбит
Never abbreviate масалан, агар, аммо, ба ҳар ҳол, бо вуҷуди ин.

Acronyms¶

Keep the most common English acronyms in English. Examples: WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), OLE (Object Linking and Embedding), RAM (Random Access Memory).
In user guides and help files you may add a translation in brackets.
Treat localized acronyms as normal acronyms: SIM card -> Корти СИМ; PIN code -> рамзи ПИН; SMS -> СМС
Use unlocalized acronyms as in English: MP3, ISO, UTF, RAM
Do not use MS as an abbreviation for a company name.

Applications, products, and features¶

Rarely translate application, product, or feature names. Verify a name is translatable and not protected before translating it.

Frequent errors¶

Incorrect word order when a placeholder is in the text.
Inconsistent style across a set of similar strings.
Following English syntax instead of Tajik syntax.
en Software development tool: not Василаи таҳияи нармафзор, not Василаи нармафзори таҳия

Glossaries¶

Вожаномаи компютер, -Душанбе, “Пайванд”, 1995, 352 с. (Glossary of computer terms).
Find translations of terms and UI elements in approved terminology.

Recurring patterns¶

Does not apply to Tajik.

Standardized translations¶

Standardized topics: the importance of standardization; standard phrases in error messages; standard phrases in documentation; copyright notice.

User interface¶

Always establish the context of a UI item before translating it.
Hot keys: follow the hotkey rules in this guide.
Checkboxes: always use the subjunctive mood.
Dialog boxes: contents can be imperative; translate the title with the infinitive.
Menus: use the infinitive.
Commands: use the imperative.
Buttons: use the infinitive.
en Start -> Оғоз
en Programs -> Барномаҳо
en Menu -> Меню
en Home -> Асосӣ
en Insert -> Вуруд
en Page layout -> Тарҳи саҳифа
en Review -> Вироиш
en View -> Намуд
en Window -> Равзана
en Reference -> Руҷӯъ
en Desktop -> Мизи корӣ
en Table -> Ҷадвал

Messages¶

Translate by message type: commands imperative, dialog boxes declarative, error messages passive.

Status messages¶

A status bar message is informational, about the active document, a selected command, or an active or selected interface item. It shows in the status bar at the bottom of the window and refers to actions being performed or already complete.
Edit (menu): tj name Таҳрир; en Contains editing commands -> Фармонҳои таҳрирро дар бар мегирад
Copy to Folder... (menu): tj name Нусхабардорӣ ба ҷузвон; en Copies the selected items to a new location -> Ҷузъҳои интихобшударо ба ҷои нав нусхабардорӣ мекунад
New (command): tj name Нав; en Creates a new document -> Ҳуҷҷати нав месозад
en Make object visible? -> Намудор кардани объект?
en Word is converting the document. Press Esc to stop. -> Word ҳуҷҷатро табдил медиҳад. Баро қатъ кардан Esc –ро пахш кунед.
en Datasheet View -> Намуди саҳфаи иттилоот
en Done -> Анҷом ёфт
Use one standard translation where the source phrases the same meaning differently.
en Press F1 to get Help, If you want Help press F1, To get Help press F1 -> Барои кӯмак F1-ро пахш кунед
en Not enough memory, Insufficient memory, There is not enough memory -> Хотира кофӣ нест
en Save changes to %1?, Do you want to save changes to %1? -> Тағирот дар %1-ро захира мекунед?

Error messages¶

Error messages inform the user of an error that must be corrected for the program to keep running. They can prompt an action or state that a restart is required.
Use consistent terminology and language style. Do not just translate as in the source.
Translate error messages in a declarative form.
Always use хато for error and ишкол for bug.
en An error occurred in saving your settings. -> Ҳангоми захира кардани паёми шумо хато ба амал омад.; not Ҳангоми захира кардани паёми шумо ғалат ба амал омад.
Standardize standard phrases. Variations by context are possible.
en Cannot …, Could not … -> Наметавонад...; en Cannot find the search item -> Наметавонад ҷузъи ҷустуҷӯшавандаро ёбад, rephrasable as Ҷузъи ҷустуҷӯшаванда ёфт нашуд
en Failed to …, Failure of … -> … натавонист, … иҷро нашуд; en Failed to initialize -> Оғоз карда натавонист, alternative Оғоз нашуд; en Download failed -> Зеркашӣ иҷро нашуд, alternative Зеркашӣ ба амал наомад
en Cannot find …, Could not find …, Unable to find …, Unable to locate … -> Наметавонад ...ро ёбад; en Unable to find the requested file -> Наметавонад файли дархостшударо ёбад, rephrasable as Файли дархостшуда ёфт нашуд
en Not enough memory, Insufficient memory, There is not enough memory, There is not enough memory available -> Хотира кофӣ нест, alternatives Хотираи нокифоя, Хотира нокифоя аст, Миқдори нокифояи хотира мавҷуд аст; en Not enough memory to save the image. -> Барои захира кардани тасвир хотира кофӣ нест.
en ... is not available, ... is unavailable -> ... дастрас нест; en Function is not available -> Вазифа дастрас нест., rephrasable as Вазифа дастнорас аст
Find out what replaces a placeholder before translating, so the sentence stays grammatical.
%d, %ld, %u, %lu mean <number>; %c means <letter>; %s means <string>.
Checking Web %1!d! of %2!d! means Checking Web <number> of <number>.
INI file “%1!-.200s!” section means INI file “<string>” section.
The Tajik sentence structure may not allow inserting the word where the English placeholder sits. Example: %d, %ld, %uва%lu <рақам> -ро нишон медиҳанд.

Keys¶

The keyboard is the primary input device for text input. Most actions can be performed with the keyboard.
References to key names, like arrow keys, function keys and numeric keys, appear in normal text, not in small caps, in both English and Tajik.

Key names¶

en Alt -> Alt
en Backspace -> Backspace
en Break -> Break
en Caps Lock -> Caps Lock
en Ctrl -> Control
en Delete -> Delete
en Down Arrow -> Ишора ба паст
en End -> End
en Enter -> Enter
en Esc -> Esc
en Home -> Home
en Insert -> Insert
en Left Arrow -> Ишора ба чап
en Num Lock -> Num Lock
en Page Down -> Page Down
en Page Up -> Page Up
en Pause -> Pause
en Right Arrow -> Ишора ба рост
en Scroll Lock -> Scroll Lock
en Shift -> Shift
en Spacebar -> Тугмачаи фосилаандоз
en Tab -> Tab
en Up Arrow -> Ишора ба боло
en Windows key -> Тугмачаи Windows
en Print Screen -> Print Screen
en Menu key -> Тугмачаи меню

Access keys and hot keys¶

Access keys are the underlined or highlighted letters in menu options, commands and dialog boxes that run commands faster.
Slim characters (I, l, t, r, f) can be hot keys: yes, as in English.
Characters with downstrokes (g, j, y, p, q) can be hot keys: yes, as in English.
Extended characters can be hot keys: yes, as in English.
An additional letter in brackets after the item name can be a hot key: yes, as in English.
A number in brackets after the item name can be a hot key: yes, as in English.
A punctuation sign in brackets after the item name can be a hot key: yes, as in English.
Duplicate hot keys are allowed when no other character is available: yes, as in English.
No hot key is assigned when no characters are left (minor options only): yes, as in English.

Titles¶

English chapter titles begin with How to …, Working with … or Using …. Tajik titles may be narrative or interrogative.
en How to create a folder? -> Сохтани ҷузвдон, Ҷузвдон чӣ гуна сохта мешавад?

Copyright¶

Keep copyright text consistent within the product and across Tajik versions.
en The example companies, organizations, products, people, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred. -> Номи ташкилотҳо, корхонаҳо ва маснуот, инчунин номҳо ва ҳодисаҳое, ки ба сифати миосл истифода шудаанд, воқеӣ нестанд. Шабоҳати эҳтимолӣ бо ташкилотҳо, корхонаҳо, маснуот, номҳо ва ҳодисаҳои воқеӣ тасодуфӣ мебошад.