çıgan
/tʃɯɡan/
Definition
a Rom, a member of the Romani people — also used attributively, as in çıgan til
- çıgan til — the Romani language
- çıgan tişirıw — a Romani woman
- çıgannı tili — the language of the Roma
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çıganthe Rom | çıganlathe Roms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çıgannıthe Rom's | çıganlanıthe Roms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çıgannıthe Rom (as the object) | çıganlanıthe Roms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çıgangato the Rom | çıganlağato the Roms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çıgandaat / in the Rom | çıganladaat / in the Roms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çıgandanfrom the Rom | çıganladanfrom the Roms | 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 | çıganımmy Rom | çıganlarımmy Roms |
| your | çıganıngyour Rom | çıganlarıngyour Roms |
| his / her | çıganıhis / her Rom | çıganlarıhis / her Roms |
| our | çıganıbızour Rom | çıganlarıbızour Roms |
| you all's | çıganığızyou all's Rom | çıganlarığızyou all's Roms |
| their | çıganlarıtheir Rom | çıganlarıtheir Roms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çıganları can mean "his / her Roms", "their Rom", or "their Roms" — context decides.