arğış
/arʁɯʃ/
Definition
winter grain, grain laid in for the winter, bought or bartered at distant markets
- arğışha barıb keledile — they are coming back from the journey for grain
- arğış arbala — the carts going for grain
- arğışha barğança — as though he had gone off for grain - that is, very far away
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arğışthe winter grain | arğışlathe winter grains | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arğışnıthe winter grain's | arğışlanıthe winter grains' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arğışnıthe winter grain (as the object) | arğışlanıthe winter grains (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arğışhato the winter grain | arğışlağato the winter grains | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arğışdaat / in the winter grain | arğışladaat / in the winter grains | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arğışdanfrom the winter grain | arğışladanfrom the winter grains | 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 | arğışımmy winter grain | arğışlarımmy winter grains |
| your | arğışıngyour winter grain | arğışlarıngyour winter grains |
| his / her | arğışıhis / her winter grain | arğışlarıhis / her winter grains |
| our | arğışıbızour winter grain | arğışlarıbızour winter grains |
| you all's | arğışığızyou all's winter grain | arğışlarığızyou all's winter grains |
| their | arğışlarıtheir winter grain | arğışlarıtheir winter grains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arğışları can mean "his / her winter grains", "their winter grain", or "their winter grains" — context decides.