çam
/tʃam/
Definition
joke, jest, humor, humorous banter, witticism
- çam söz jürekni jılıtır — a humorous word warms the heart
- çam etib jıyılıwnu quwandırdı — making a joke he delighted the assembly
- çamnı tüz angılağan aqıllı bolur — one who takes a joke in good humor is wise
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çamthe joke | çamlathe jokes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çamnıthe joke's | çamlanıthe jokes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çamnıthe joke (as the object) | çamlanıthe jokes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çamğato the joke | çamlağato the jokes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çamdaat / in the joke | çamladaat / in the jokes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çamdanfrom the joke | çamladanfrom the jokes | 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 | çamımmy joke | çamlarımmy jokes |
| your | çamıngyour joke | çamlarıngyour jokes |
| his / her | çamıhis / her joke | çamlarıhis / her jokes |
| our | çamıbızour joke | çamlarıbızour jokes |
| you all's | çamığızyou all's joke | çamlarığızyou all's jokes |
| their | çamlarıtheir joke | çamlarıtheir jokes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çamları can mean "his / her jokes", "their joke", or "their jokes" — context decides.