çaqırım
/tʃaqɯrɯm/
Definition
a verst; a kilometre — Nevruz-1991 explains the name as the distance within which a call can still be heard.
- ming çaqırım — a thousand versts
- beş çaqırım jol — a road of five versts
- çaqırım alğa jetdi — he arrived a verst ahead
Related
qıçırımvarianta verst, a mile; a kilometre — originally the distance at which a shout can be heard
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaqırımthe verst | çaqırımlathe versts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaqırımnıthe verst's | çaqırımlanıthe versts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaqırımnıthe verst (as the object) | çaqırımlanıthe versts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaqırımğato the verst | çaqırımlağato the versts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaqırımdaat / in the verst | çaqırımladaat / in the versts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaqırımdanfrom the verst | çaqırımladanfrom the versts | 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 | çaqırımımmy verst | çaqırımlarımmy versts |
| your | çaqırımıngyour verst | çaqırımlarıngyour versts |
| his / her | çaqırımıhis / her verst | çaqırımlarıhis / her versts |
| our | çaqırımıbızour verst | çaqırımlarıbızour versts |
| you all's | çaqırımığızyou all's verst | çaqırımlarığızyou all's versts |
| their | çaqırımlarıtheir verst | çaqırımlarıtheir versts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaqırımları can mean "his / her versts", "their verst", or "their versts" — context decides.