çıganlı
/tʃɯɡanlɯ/
Definition
a Roma person
- çıganlıla — Roma people
- çıganlı jaşçıq tepseydi — the Roma boy is dancing
- qart çıganlı — an old Roma man
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çıganlıthe Roma person | çıganlılathe Roma people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çıganlınıthe Roma person's | çıganlılanıthe Roma people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çıganlınıthe Roma person (as the object) | çıganlılanıthe Roma people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çıganlığato the Roma person | çıganlılağato the Roma people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çıganlıdaat / in the Roma person | çıganlıladaat / in the Roma people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çıganlıdanfrom the Roma person | çıganlıladanfrom the Roma people | 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 | çıganlımmy Roma person | çıganlılarımmy Roma people |
| your | çıganlıngyour Roma person | çıganlılarıngyour Roma people |
| his / her | çıganlısıhis / her Roma person | çıganlılarıhis / her Roma people |
| our | çıganlıbızour Roma person | çıganlılarıbızour Roma people |
| you all's | çıganlığızyou all's Roma person | çıganlılarığızyou all's Roma people |
| their | çıganlılarıtheir Roma person | çıganlılarıtheir Roma people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çıganlıları can mean "his / her Roma people", "their Roma person", or "their Roma people" — context decides.