çetençik
/tʃetentʃik/
Definition
a small flowering plant resembling the snowdrop
- çetençik jazda çağadı — the chetenchik blossoms in spring
- çetençikni gülü aqdı — the chetenchik's flower is white
- tawda çetençik köbdü — there is much chetenchik in the mountains
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çetençikthe plant | çetençiklethe plants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çetençiknithe plant's | çetençiklenithe plants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çetençiknithe plant (as the object) | çetençiklenithe plants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çetençikgeto the plant | çetençiklegeto the plants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çetençikdeat / in the plant | çetençikledeat / in the plants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çetençikdenfrom the plant | çetençikledenfrom the plants | 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 | çetençigimmy plant | çetençiklerimmy plants |
| your | çetençigingyour plant | çetençikleringyour plants |
| his / her | çetençigihis / her plant | çetençiklerihis / her plants |
| our | çetençigibizour plant | çetençikleribizour plants |
| you all's | çetençigigizyou all's plant | çetençiklerigizyou all's plants |
| their | çetençikleritheir plant | çetençikleritheir plants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çetençikleri can mean "his / her plants", "their plant", or "their plants" — context decides.