aqtamaq
/aqtamaq/
Definitions
1. white-throated, fair-complexioned, beautiful
- aqtamaq ariw qız — a fair, white-throated girl
- aqtamaq quş taw başında uçar — a white-throated bird flies over the mountain
- aqtamaq jırda mahtaladı — the white-throated beauty is praised in folk songs
2. marten
- çegetde aqtamaq terek başında jaşırındı — in the forest a marten hid up in a tree
- awçu aqtamaqnı ızın izley edi — the hunter was tracking the marten's trail
- aqtamaqnı terisi bağalıdı — the marten's pelt is valuable
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men aqtamaqmaI am white-throated | biz aqtamaqbızwe are white-throated |
| 2nd person | sen aqtamaqsayou are white-throated | siz aqtamaqsızyou all are white-throated |
| 3rd person | ol aqtamaqdıhe / she / it is white-throated | ala aqtamaqdılathey are white-throated |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aqtamaqthe marten | aqtamaqlathe martens | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aqtamaqnıthe marten's | aqtamaqlanıthe martens' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aqtamaqnıthe marten (as the object) | aqtamaqlanıthe martens (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aqtamaqğato the marten | aqtamaqlağato the martens | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aqtamaqdaat / in the marten | aqtamaqladaat / in the martens | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aqtamaqdanfrom the marten | aqtamaqladanfrom the martens | 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 | aqtamağımmy marten | aqtamaqlarımmy martens |
| your | aqtamağıngyour marten | aqtamaqlarıngyour martens |
| his / her | aqtamağıhis / her marten | aqtamaqlarıhis / her martens |
| our | aqtamağıbızour marten | aqtamaqlarıbızour martens |
| you all's | aqtamağığızyou all's marten | aqtamaqlarığızyou all's martens |
| their | aqtamaqlarıtheir marten | aqtamaqlarıtheir martens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aqtamaqları can mean "his / her martens", "their marten", or "their martens" — context decides.