buğunçaq
/buʁuntʃaq/
Definition
hide-and-seek, the children's game
- buğunçaq oynarğa — to play hide-and-seek
- sabiyle buğunçaq oynaydıla — the children are playing hide-and-seek
- buğunçaq oynağan sabiyle — children playing hide-and-seek
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buğunçaqthe hide-and-seek | buğunçaqlathe hide-and-seeks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buğunçaqnıthe hide-and-seek's | buğunçaqlanıthe hide-and-seeks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buğunçaqnıthe hide-and-seek (as the object) | buğunçaqlanıthe hide-and-seeks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buğunçaqğato the hide-and-seek | buğunçaqlağato the hide-and-seeks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buğunçaqdaat / in the hide-and-seek | buğunçaqladaat / in the hide-and-seeks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buğunçaqdanfrom the hide-and-seek | buğunçaqladanfrom the hide-and-seeks | 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 | buğunçağımmy hide-and-seek | buğunçaqlarımmy hide-and-seeks |
| your | buğunçağıngyour hide-and-seek | buğunçaqlarıngyour hide-and-seeks |
| his / her | buğunçağıhis / her hide-and-seek | buğunçaqlarıhis / her hide-and-seeks |
| our | buğunçağıbızour hide-and-seek | buğunçaqlarıbızour hide-and-seeks |
| you all's | buğunçağığızyou all's hide-and-seek | buğunçaqlarığızyou all's hide-and-seeks |
| their | buğunçaqlarıtheir hide-and-seek | buğunçaqlarıtheir hide-and-seeks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buğunçaqları can mean "his / her hide-and-seeks", "their hide-and-seek", or "their hide-and-seeks" — context decides.