çaq
/ tʃaq /
Definitions noun time, season, period, era
Definitions noun free time
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaq the time | çaqla the times | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaqnı the time's | çaqlanı the times' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaqnı the time (as the object) | çaqlanı the times (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaqğa to the time | çaqlağa to the times | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaqda at / in the time | çaqlada at / in the times | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaqdan from the time | çaqladan from the times | 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 | çağım my time | çaqlarım my times |
| your | çağıŋ your time | çaqlarıŋ your times |
| his / her | çağı his / her time | çaqları his / her times |
| our | çağıbız our time | çaqlarıbız our times |
| you all's | çağığız you all's time | çaqlarığız you all's times |
| their | çaqları their time | çaqları their times |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaqları can mean "his / her times", "their time", or "their times" — context decides.