çançhı
/tʃantʃxɯ/
Definitions
1. a fork, the implement used for eating
- kümüş çançhıla — silver forks
- çançhı bla aşarğa — to eat with a fork
2. a sharp stabbing pain; colic, lumbago
- beline çançhı kirgendi — a stabbing pain has struck his lower back
- jürek çançhısı — a stabbing pain in the heart
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çançhıthe fork | çançhılathe forks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çançhınıthe fork's | çançhılanıthe forks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çançhınıthe fork (as the object) | çançhılanıthe forks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çançhığato the fork | çançhılağato the forks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çançhıdaat / in the fork | çançhıladaat / in the forks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çançhıdanfrom the fork | çançhıladanfrom the forks | 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 | çançhımmy fork | çançhılarımmy forks |
| your | çançhıngyour fork | çançhılarıngyour forks |
| his / her | çançhısıhis / her fork | çançhılarıhis / her forks |
| our | çançhıbızour fork | çançhılarıbızour forks |
| you all's | çançhığızyou all's fork | çançhılarığızyou all's forks |
| their | çançhılarıtheir fork | çançhılarıtheir forks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çançhıları can mean "his / her forks", "their fork", or "their forks" — context decides.