çınar
/tʃɯnar/
Definitions
1. beech, the tree
- çınar terek — a beech tree
- çınar ağaç — a beech wood
- çınarnı butağı — the branch of the beech
2. beechnut, the seed of the beech
- çınar jıyarğa — to gather beechnuts
- çınar qabarğa — to crack beechnuts
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çınarthe beech | çınarlathe beeches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çınarnıthe beech's | çınarlanıthe beeches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çınarnıthe beech (as the object) | çınarlanıthe beeches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çınarğato the beech | çınarlağato the beeches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çınardaat / in the beech | çınarladaat / in the beeches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çınardanfrom the beech | çınarladanfrom the beeches | 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 | çınarımmy beech | çınarlarımmy beeches |
| your | çınarıngyour beech | çınarlarıngyour beeches |
| his / her | çınarıhis / her beech | çınarlarıhis / her beeches |
| our | çınarıbızour beech | çınarlarıbızour beeches |
| you all's | çınarığızyou all's beech | çınarlarığızyou all's beeches |
| their | çınarlarıtheir beech | çınarlarıtheir beeches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çınarları can mean "his / her beeches", "their beech", or "their beeches" — context decides.