çın
/tʃɯn/
Definitions
1. rank, grade in the service
- asker çın — a military rank
- ofitser çın — an officer's rank
- çın berirge — to confer a rank
2. epaulette, the stripe worn on the shoulder
- askerçini çınları — the soldier's epaulettes
- sarı çınla — gold epaulettes
- çınların taqdı — he put on his epaulettes
3. porcelain, china; faience
- çın ayaq — a porcelain cup
- çın tabaq — a porcelain dish
- çın sawut — a porcelain vessel
4. a drinking bowl
- bir çın çay — one bowl of tea
- çın tolu çay — a bowl full of tea
- bir çın süt — one bowl of milk
Related
çınlıhavingranked, holding a military rank, wearing epaulettes; ranking officer, a serviceman holding a rank
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çınthe rank | çınlathe ranks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çınnıthe rank's | çınlanıthe ranks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çınnıthe rank (as the object) | çınlanıthe ranks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çıngato the rank | çınlağato the ranks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çındaat / in the rank | çınladaat / in the ranks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çındanfrom the rank | çınladanfrom the ranks | 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 | çınımmy rank | çınlarımmy ranks |
| your | çınıngyour rank | çınlarıngyour ranks |
| his / her | çınıhis / her rank | çınlarıhis / her ranks |
| our | çınıbızour rank | çınlarıbızour ranks |
| you all's | çınığızyou all's rank | çınlarığızyou all's ranks |
| their | çınlarıtheir rank | çınlarıtheir ranks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çınları can mean "his / her ranks", "their rank", or "their ranks" — context decides.