məlumata görə

Information-source Attribution

Level 5

Use məlumata görə to report facts or news from a source without taking personal responsibility for the claim. It is the standard 'according to reports' phrase in Azerbaijani media.

How It Works

In Azerbaijani, məlumata görə is a high-register construction used to distance the speaker from the information being presented. It is ubiquitous in journalism, official reports, and formal speech.

1. Structure:
The phrase is built as follows:

  • Məlumat (Information) + -a (Dative Case) + görə (According to).

Because məlumat ends in a consonant, it always takes the -a suffix to satisfy vowel harmony.

2. Usage and Nuance:
While it translates to 'according to information,' it is often used with modifiers to specify the source:

  • Rəsmi məlumata görə — According to official information.
  • Son məlumata görə — According to the latest information.
  • Əldə edilən məlumata görə — According to information obtained.

3. Evidentiality:
Using this phrase signals that you are relaying information rather than stating a personal observation. In news reports, it is often paired with the reported past tense or impersonal constructions like bildirilir ki (it is reported that) to further emphasize the indirect nature of the source.

Examples (4)

  1. Rəsmi məlumata görə, qəza nəticəsində xəsarət alan olmayıb.

    According to official information, no one was injured as a result of the accident.

    Word by Word: Official information-to according-to, accident result-in injury taking (one) was-not.

    This is a classic news headline structure using the dative case on 'məlumat'.

  2. Əldə etdiyimiz son məlumata görə, nümayəndə heyəti artıq Bakıdadır.

    According to the latest information we have obtained, the delegation is already in Baku.

    Word by Word: Obtain we-did latest information-to according-to, representative group already Baku-in-is.

    Here, 'məlumata görə' is modified by a relative clause to specify which information is being cited.

  3. Verilən məlumata görə, iclasın vaxtı dəyişdirilib.

    According to the information provided, the time of the meeting has been changed.

    Word by Word: Given information-to according-to, meeting-of time-its changed-was.

    The use of the passive participle 'verilən' (given/provided) is common in formal reports.

  4. Daxil olan məlumata görə, sabah hava kəskin dəyişəcək.

    According to incoming information, the weather will change drastically tomorrow.

    Word by Word: Entering being information-to according-to, tomorrow weather sharply will-change.

    This phrase is often used for weather forecasts or breaking news updates.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the nominative case instead of the dative case.

    Məlumat görə, o gəlməyəcək.
    Məlumata görə, o gəlməyəcək.

    The postposition 'görə' always requires the preceding noun to be in the dative case (-a/-ə).

  • This is grammatical, but it is too formal for what a family member told you.

    Different MeaningMəlumata görə, anam sabah bizə gəlir.
    Anamın dediyinə görə, o sabah bizə gəlir.

    Məlumata görə suits reports, news and official sources. For a personal source such as family or friends, say '[Name]-ın dediyinə görə' (according to what [Name] said).

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məlumata görəLevel 5Information-source Attribution

Learn This First

To understand 'məlumata görə', a learner must first understand the postposition 'görə' (according to/because of) and how it governs the dative case suffix (-a/-ə) on the noun it follows.

Words in This Pattern

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