çemiç
/tʃemitʃ/
Definition
second-year goat, a goat in its second year
- çemiç erkeç — a he-goat gelded in its second year
- çemiç qozlağan eçki — a goat that kidded in its second year
- çemiçle bolub qaldıla — they had become second-year goats
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çemiçthe second-year goat | çemiçlethe second-year goats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çemiçnithe second-year goat's | çemiçlenithe second-year goats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çemiçnithe second-year goat (as the object) | çemiçlenithe second-year goats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çemiçgeto the second-year goat | çemiçlegeto the second-year goats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çemiçdeat / in the second-year goat | çemiçledeat / in the second-year goats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çemiçdenfrom the second-year goat | çemiçledenfrom the second-year goats | 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 | çemiçimmy second-year goat | çemiçlerimmy second-year goats |
| your | çemiçingyour second-year goat | çemiçleringyour second-year goats |
| his / her | çemiçihis / her second-year goat | çemiçlerihis / her second-year goats |
| our | çemiçibizour second-year goat | çemiçleribizour second-year goats |
| you all's | çemiçigizyou all's second-year goat | çemiçlerigizyou all's second-year goats |
| their | çemiçleritheir second-year goat | çemiçleritheir second-year goats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çemiçleri can mean "his / her second-year goats", "their second-year goat", or "their second-year goats" — context decides.