awlaq
/awlaq/
Definitions
1. steppe, plain, wide expanse of level open country
- keng awlaq — a broad plain
- awlaqda jel uradı — the wind blows on the plain
- awlaqnı kengligi — the breadth of the plain
2. outlying pasture lying far from the settlement
- awlaqda mal küterge — to graze livestock on the outlying pasture
- uzaq awlaq — a distant outlying pasture
- awlaqğa çığarğa — to go out to the outlying pasture
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | awlaqthe open country | awlaqlathe open countries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | awlaqnıthe open country's | awlaqlanıthe open countries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | awlaqnıthe open country (as the object) | awlaqlanıthe open countries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | awlaqğato the open country | awlaqlağato the open countries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | awlaqdaat / in the open country | awlaqladaat / in the open countries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | awlaqdanfrom the open country | awlaqladanfrom the open countries | 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 | awlağımmy open country | awlaqlarımmy open countries |
| your | awlağıngyour open country | awlaqlarıngyour open countries |
| his / her | awlağıhis / her open country | awlaqlarıhis / her open countries |
| our | awlağıbızour open country | awlaqlarıbızour open countries |
| you all's | awlağığızyou all's open country | awlaqlarığızyou all's open countries |
| their | awlaqlarıtheir open country | awlaqlarıtheir open countries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awlaqları can mean "his / her open countries", "their open country", or "their open countries" — context decides.