çardaq
/tʃardaq/
Definition
an attic, the space between the roof and the ceiling of a house
- çardaq eşik — the attic door
- qathan terini çardaqğa athanlay — like throwing a dried hide up into the attic
- kiştik çardaqdan qaraydı — the cat is looking down from the attic
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çardaqthe attic | çardaqlathe attics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çardaqnıthe attic's | çardaqlanıthe attics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çardaqnıthe attic (as the object) | çardaqlanıthe attics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çardaqğato the attic | çardaqlağato the attics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çardaqdaat / in the attic | çardaqladaat / in the attics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çardaqdanfrom the attic | çardaqladanfrom the attics | 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 | çardağımmy attic | çardaqlarımmy attics |
| your | çardağıngyour attic | çardaqlarıngyour attics |
| his / her | çardağıhis / her attic | çardaqlarıhis / her attics |
| our | çardağıbızour attic | çardaqlarıbızour attics |
| you all's | çardağığızyou all's attic | çardaqlarığızyou all's attics |
| their | çardaqlarıtheir attic | çardaqlarıtheir attics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çardaqları can mean "his / her attics", "their attic", or "their attics" — context decides.