çayır
/tʃajɯr/
Definitions
1. resin, the sticky substance that flows from a tree
- narat çayır — pine resin
- aqğan çayır — resin that has run out
- terekni çayırı — the resin of the tree
2. chewing gum, mastic
- çayır çaynarğa — to chew gum
- sabiyge çayır berirge — to give the child some gum
3. tar, synthetic resin
- qara çayır — black tar
- jolğa çayır jayarğa — to spread tar on the road
4. a black bituminous substance found on rock faces
- qayanı çayırı — the bitumen of the cliff
- çayır jıyarğa — to gather bitumen
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çayırthe resin | çayırlathe resins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çayırnıthe resin's | çayırlanıthe resins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çayırnıthe resin (as the object) | çayırlanıthe resins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çayırğato the resin | çayırlağato the resins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çayırdaat / in the resin | çayırladaat / in the resins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çayırdanfrom the resin | çayırladanfrom the resins | 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 | çayırımmy resin | çayırlarımmy resins |
| your | çayırıngyour resin | çayırlarıngyour resins |
| his / her | çayırıhis / her resin | çayırlarıhis / her resins |
| our | çayırıbızour resin | çayırlarıbızour resins |
| you all's | çayırığızyou all's resin | çayırlarığızyou all's resins |
| their | çayırlarıtheir resin | çayırlarıtheir resins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çayırları can mean "his / her resins", "their resin", or "their resins" — context decides.