çaçıraw
/tʃatʃɯraw/
Definition
cracking
- jerni çaçırawu — the cracking of the ground
- erinleni çaçırawu — the chapping of the lips
- çaçıraw başlandı — the cracking has begun
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaçırawthe cracking | çaçırawlathe crackings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaçırawnuthe cracking's | çaçırawlanıthe crackings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaçırawnuthe cracking (as the object) | çaçırawlanıthe crackings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaçırawğato the cracking | çaçırawlağato the crackings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaçırawdaat / in the cracking | çaçırawladaat / in the crackings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaçırawdanfrom the cracking | çaçırawladanfrom the crackings | 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 | çaçırawummy cracking | çaçırawlarımmy crackings |
| your | çaçırawungyour cracking | çaçırawlarıngyour crackings |
| his / her | çaçırawuhis / her cracking | çaçırawlarıhis / her crackings |
| our | çaçırawubuzour cracking | çaçırawlarıbızour crackings |
| you all's | çaçırawuğuzyou all's cracking | çaçırawlarığızyou all's crackings |
| their | çaçırawlarıtheir cracking | çaçırawlarıtheir crackings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaçırawları can mean "his / her crackings", "their cracking", or "their crackings" — context decides.