çaphın
/tʃapxɯn/
Definitions
1. a chill, an illness caught from exposure to cold
- jılı suw çaphınnı darmanıdı — warm water is the remedy for a chill
- çaphın tuthandı — a chill has taken hold of him
- çaphından awrurğa — to be ill with a chill
2. erysipelas, an inflammation that reddens the skin
- çaphın teri awruwdu — erysipelas is a disease of the skin
- çaphın jayıldı — the inflammation spread
- çaphından terisi qızardı — his skin reddened from the inflammation
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaphınthe chill | çaphınlathe chills | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaphınnıthe chill's | çaphınlanıthe chills' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaphınnıthe chill (as the object) | çaphınlanıthe chills (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaphıngato the chill | çaphınlağato the chills | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaphındaat / in the chill | çaphınladaat / in the chills | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaphındanfrom the chill | çaphınladanfrom the chills | 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 | çaphınımmy chill | çaphınlarımmy chills |
| your | çaphınıngyour chill | çaphınlarıngyour chills |
| his / her | çaphınıhis / her chill | çaphınlarıhis / her chills |
| our | çaphınıbızour chill | çaphınlarıbızour chills |
| you all's | çaphınığızyou all's chill | çaphınlarığızyou all's chills |
| their | çaphınlarıtheir chill | çaphınlarıtheir chills |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaphınları can mean "his / her chills", "their chill", or "their chills" — context decides.