çay
/tʃaj/
Definition
tea
- qalmuq çay — Kalmyk tea
- şeker çay — tea with sugar
- çay qaşıq — a teaspoon
- çay içerge — to drink tea
Related
şekercollocationsugar; sweet, a sweet thing
Found in
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaythe tea | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaynıthe tea's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaynıthe tea (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çayğato the tea | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaydaat / in the tea | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaydanfrom the tea | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | çayımmy tea |
| your | çayıngyour tea |
| his / her | çayıhis / her tea |
| our | çayıbızour tea |
| you all's | çayığızyou all's tea |
| their | çaylarıtheir tea |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.