çalman
/tʃalman/
Definitions
1. wattle fence, hurdle, wicker fencing
- çalman buruw — a wattle fence
- çalman eterge — to make a wattle fence
- çalman eşerge — to weave a wattle fence
2. wattled, of wattle
- çalman üy — a wattle house
- çalman eşik — a wattle door
- çalman buruwlu arbaz — a yard with a wattle fence
3. pen, enclosure fenced with wattle
- çalmanga jıyarğa — to drive them into the pen
- çalman tolu aq qozu — a pen full of white lambs
- çalmandan çığarğa — to come out of the pen
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çalmanthe wattle fence | çalmanlathe wattle fences | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çalmannıthe wattle fence's | çalmanlanıthe wattle fences' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çalmannıthe wattle fence (as the object) | çalmanlanıthe wattle fences (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çalmangato the wattle fence | çalmanlağato the wattle fences | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çalmandaat / in the wattle fence | çalmanladaat / in the wattle fences | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çalmandanfrom the wattle fence | çalmanladanfrom the wattle fences | 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 | çalmanımmy wattle fence | çalmanlarımmy wattle fences |
| your | çalmanıngyour wattle fence | çalmanlarıngyour wattle fences |
| his / her | çalmanıhis / her wattle fence | çalmanlarıhis / her wattle fences |
| our | çalmanıbızour wattle fence | çalmanlarıbızour wattle fences |
| you all's | çalmanığızyou all's wattle fence | çalmanlarığızyou all's wattle fences |
| their | çalmanlarıtheir wattle fence | çalmanlarıtheir wattle fences |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çalmanları can mean "his / her wattle fences", "their wattle fence", or "their wattle fences" — context decides.