çaynik
/tʃajnik/
Definition
kettle, a vessel with a handle and a spout for boiling water or making tea
- çaynikni otha salırğa — to put the kettle on the fire
- çaynik qaynadı — the kettle boiled
- çaynikge suw quydum — I poured water into the kettle
Related
şaynekvariantteapot, a vessel in which tea is made
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaynikthe kettle | çayniklethe kettles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çayniknithe kettle's | çayniklenithe kettles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çayniknithe kettle (as the object) | çayniklenithe kettles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaynikgeto the kettle | çayniklegeto the kettles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaynikdeat / in the kettle | çaynikledeat / in the kettles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaynikdenfrom the kettle | çaynikledenfrom the kettles | 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 | çaynigimmy kettle | çayniklerimmy kettles |
| your | çaynigingyour kettle | çaynikleringyour kettles |
| his / her | çaynigihis / her kettle | çayniklerihis / her kettles |
| our | çaynigibizour kettle | çaynikleribizour kettles |
| you all's | çaynigigizyou all's kettle | çayniklerigizyou all's kettles |
| their | çaynikleritheir kettle | çaynikleritheir kettles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaynikleri can mean "his / her kettles", "their kettle", or "their kettles" — context decides.