çaynaw
/tʃajnaw/
Definitions
1. chewing, mastication
- aşnı çaynaw — the chewing of food
- çaynaw boşaldı — the chewing is over
- çaynaw qıyın boldu — the chewing was hard
2. idle talk, going over the same thing again and again
- söz çaynaw — going over the same words
- ol çaynaw boşdu — that going-over is pointless
- çaynaw köb boldu — there has been too much of this going over
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaynawthe chewing | çaynawlathe chewings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaynawnuthe chewing's | çaynawlanıthe chewings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaynawnuthe chewing (as the object) | çaynawlanıthe chewings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaynawğato the chewing | çaynawlağato the chewings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaynawdaat / in the chewing | çaynawladaat / in the chewings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaynawdanfrom the chewing | çaynawladanfrom the chewings | 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 | çaynawummy chewing | çaynawlarımmy chewings |
| your | çaynawungyour chewing | çaynawlarıngyour chewings |
| his / her | çaynawuhis / her chewing | çaynawlarıhis / her chewings |
| our | çaynawubuzour chewing | çaynawlarıbızour chewings |
| you all's | çaynawuğuzyou all's chewing | çaynawlarığızyou all's chewings |
| their | çaynawlarıtheir chewing | çaynawlarıtheir chewings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaynawları can mean "his / her chewings", "their chewing", or "their chewings" — context decides.