ağaz
/aʁaz/
Definition
a weasel, the small carnivore Mustela nivalis
- ağaznı öltürgen saw qalmaz — he who kills a weasel will not stay well
- ağaz qabhan saw qalmaz — the one a weasel bites will not survive
- ağaznı öltürgen hajini öltürgen kibikdi — killing a weasel is like killing a hajji
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ağazthe weasel | ağazlathe weasels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ağaznıthe weasel's | ağazlanıthe weasels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ağaznıthe weasel (as the object) | ağazlanıthe weasels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ağazğato the weasel | ağazlağato the weasels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ağazdaat / in the weasel | ağazladaat / in the weasels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ağazdanfrom the weasel | ağazladanfrom the weasels | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | ağazımmy weasel | ağazlarımmy weasels |
| your | ağazıngyour weasel | ağazlarıngyour weasels |
| his / her | ağazıhis / her weasel | ağazlarıhis / her weasels |
| our | ağazıbızour weasel | ağazlarıbızour weasels |
| you all's | ağazığızyou all's weasel | ağazlarığızyou all's weasels |
| their | ağazlarıtheir weasel | ağazlarıtheir weasels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ağazları can mean "his / her weasels", "their weasel", or "their weasels" — context decides.