çaqğıç
/tʃaqʁɯtʃ/
Definition
a fire steel, the striker used with flint to strike sparks
- çaqğıç taş — a flint
- çaqğıçsız quw qabınmaz — without a steel the tinder will not catch
- çaqğıçnı alırğa — to take up the fire steel
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaqğıçthe steel | çaqğıçlathe steels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaqğıçnıthe steel's | çaqğıçlanıthe steels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaqğıçnıthe steel (as the object) | çaqğıçlanıthe steels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaqğıçhato the steel | çaqğıçlağato the steels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaqğıçdaat / in the steel | çaqğıçladaat / in the steels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaqğıçdanfrom the steel | çaqğıçladanfrom the steels | 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 | çaqğıçımmy steel | çaqğıçlarımmy steels |
| your | çaqğıçıngyour steel | çaqğıçlarıngyour steels |
| his / her | çaqğıçıhis / her steel | çaqğıçlarıhis / her steels |
| our | çaqğıçıbızour steel | çaqğıçlarıbızour steels |
| you all's | çaqğıçığızyou all's steel | çaqğıçlarığızyou all's steels |
| their | çaqğıçlarıtheir steel | çaqğıçlarıtheir steels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaqğıçları can mean "his / her steels", "their steel", or "their steels" — context decides.