çaqmaq
/tʃaqmaq/
Definitions
1. matted and unkempt (of hair)
- çaqmaq çaç — matted hair
- çaqmaq bolurğa — to become matted
2. matted locks of hair
- çaqmaq çaçın tararğa — to comb out his matted hair
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu çaqmaqdıthis is matted | bıla çaqmaqdılathese are matted |
| that / those | ol çaqmaqdıthat / it is matted | ala çaqmaqdılathose / they are matted |
| mine | meniki çaqmaqdımine is matted | menikile çaqmaqdılamine are matted |
| yours | seniki çaqmaqdıyours is matted | senikile çaqmaqdılayours are matted |
| ours | bizniki çaqmaqdıours is matted | biznikile çaqmaqdılaours are matted |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaqmaqthe matted locks | çaqmaqlathe matted lockses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaqmaqnıthe matted locks' | çaqmaqlanıthe matted lockses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaqmaqnıthe matted locks (as the object) | çaqmaqlanıthe matted lockses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaqmaqğato the matted locks | çaqmaqlağato the matted lockses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaqmaqdaat / in the matted locks | çaqmaqladaat / in the matted lockses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaqmaqdanfrom the matted locks | çaqmaqladanfrom the matted lockses | 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 | çaqmağımmy matted locks | çaqmaqlarımmy matted lockses |
| your | çaqmağıngyour matted locks | çaqmaqlarıngyour matted lockses |
| his / her | çaqmağıhis / her matted locks | çaqmaqlarıhis / her matted lockses |
| our | çaqmağıbızour matted locks | çaqmaqlarıbızour matted lockses |
| you all's | çaqmağığızyou all's matted locks | çaqmaqlarığızyou all's matted lockses |
| their | çaqmaqlarıtheir matted locks | çaqmaqlarıtheir matted lockses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaqmaqları can mean "his / her matted lockses", "their matted locks", or "their matted lockses" — context decides.