çaga
/ tʃaɡa /
Definitions noun hoe, mattock
Definitions noun hoeing, weeding
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaga the hoe | çagala the hoes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaganı the hoe's | çagalanı the hoes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaganı the hoe (as the object) | çagalanı the hoes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çagağa to the hoe | çagalağa to the hoes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çagada at / in the hoe | çagalada at / in the hoes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çagadan from the hoe | çagaladan from the hoes | 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 | çagam my hoe | çagalarım my hoes |
| your | çagaŋ your hoe | çagalarıŋ your hoes |
| his / her | çagası his / her hoe | çagaları his / her hoes |
| our | çagabız our hoe | çagalarıbız our hoes |
| you all's | çagağız you all's hoe | çagalarığız you all's hoes |
| their | çagaları their hoe | çagaları their 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.