altayaq
/altajaq/
Definitions
1. crafty, wily, evasive; quick to turn up everywhere
- altayaq adam — a crafty man
- altayaq jaş — a wily young man
- altayaq qatın — a wily woman
2. a person who gets by through cunning; a rogue
- altayaqnı sözüne iynanma — do not believe a rogue's word
- altayaqğa iynanma — do not trust a rogue
- altayaqla köbdüle — the rogues are many
3. six-legged — the literal reading of altı ayaq, recorded by nevruz-1991 alongside the figurative one
- altayaq qurt — a six-legged insect
- altayaq janıwar — a six-legged creature
- altayaq qumursha — a six-legged ant
Related
altıhırsynonymcrafty, wily, quick to turn up wherever there is advantage
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men altayaqmaI am crafty | biz altayaqbızwe are crafty |
| 2nd person | sen altayaqsayou are crafty | siz altayaqsızyou all are crafty |
| 3rd person | ol altayaqdıhe / she / it is crafty | ala altayaqdılathey are crafty |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu altayaqdıthis is crafty | bıla altayaqdılathese are crafty |
| that / those | ol altayaqdıthat / it is crafty | ala altayaqdılathose / they are crafty |
| mine | meniki altayaqdımine is crafty | menikile altayaqdılamine are crafty |
| yours | seniki altayaqdıyours is crafty | senikile altayaqdılayours are crafty |
| ours | bizniki altayaqdıours is crafty | biznikile altayaqdılaours are crafty |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | altayaqthe rogue | altayaqlathe rogues | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | altayaqnıthe rogue's | altayaqlanıthe rogues' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | altayaqnıthe rogue (as the object) | altayaqlanıthe rogues (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | altayaqğato the rogue | altayaqlağato the rogues | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | altayaqdaat / in the rogue | altayaqladaat / in the rogues | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | altayaqdanfrom the rogue | altayaqladanfrom the rogues | 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 | altayağımmy rogue | altayaqlarımmy rogues |
| your | altayağıngyour rogue | altayaqlarıngyour rogues |
| his / her | altayağıhis / her rogue | altayaqlarıhis / her rogues |
| our | altayağıbızour rogue | altayaqlarıbızour rogues |
| you all's | altayağığızyou all's rogue | altayaqlarığızyou all's rogues |
| their | altayaqlarıtheir rogue | altayaqlarıtheir rogues |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: altayaqları can mean "his / her rogues", "their rogue", or "their rogues" — context decides.