azmıç
/azmɯtʃ/
Definitions
1. a stunted child, weak and sickly
- azmıç sabiy — a sickly child
- azmıç bolub ösdü — he grew up stunted
- azmıç qozu — a stunted lamb
2. a child who speaks and understands beyond his years
- azmıç jaşçıq — a boy wise beyond his years
- azmıçha sanadıla — they took him for a child gifted beyond his years
- azmıç sözle aytadı — he says things beyond his years
3. a person believed to bring misfortune on others by foretelling it
- azmıç qarğağança — as if a man of ill omen had cursed him
- azmıçnı sözü tüz çıqdı — the word of the man of ill omen came true
- azmıçdan qorqub turğandıla — they lived in fear of the man of ill omen
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | azmıçthe stunted child | azmıçlathe stunted children | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | azmıçnıthe stunted child's | azmıçlanıthe stunted children's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | azmıçnıthe stunted child (as the object) | azmıçlanıthe stunted children (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | azmıçhato the stunted child | azmıçlağato the stunted children | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | azmıçdaat / in the stunted child | azmıçladaat / in the stunted children | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | azmıçdanfrom the stunted child | azmıçladanfrom the stunted children | 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 | azmıçımmy stunted child | azmıçlarımmy stunted children |
| your | azmıçıngyour stunted child | azmıçlarıngyour stunted children |
| his / her | azmıçıhis / her stunted child | azmıçlarıhis / her stunted children |
| our | azmıçıbızour stunted child | azmıçlarıbızour stunted children |
| you all's | azmıçığızyou all's stunted child | azmıçlarığızyou all's stunted children |
| their | azmıçlarıtheir stunted child | azmıçlarıtheir stunted children |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: azmıçları can mean "his / her stunted children", "their stunted child", or "their stunted children" — context decides.