çaga
/tʃaɡa/
Definitions
1. hoe, mattock
- ullu çaga — a big mattock
- çaga bla işlerge — to work with a hoe
- çaganı alıb keldi — he brought the hoe
2. hoeing, weeding
- çaganı zamanı — the time for hoeing
- çagağa çığarğa — to go out to the hoeing
- çaga başlandı — the hoeing has begun
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çagathe hoe | çagalathe hoes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaganıthe hoe's | çagalanıthe hoes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaganıthe hoe (as the object) | çagalanıthe hoes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çagağato the hoe | çagalağato the hoes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çagadaat / in the hoe | çagaladaat / in the hoes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çagadanfrom the hoe | çagaladanfrom the hoes | 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 | çagammy hoe | çagalarımmy hoes |
| your | çagangyour hoe | çagalarıngyour hoes |
| his / her | çagasıhis / her hoe | çagalarıhis / her hoes |
| our | çagabızour hoe | çagalarıbızour hoes |
| you all's | çagağızyou all's hoe | çagalarığızyou all's hoes |
| their | çagalarıtheir hoe | çagalarıtheir hoes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çagaları can mean "his / her hoes", "their hoe", or "their hoes" — context decides.