çınday
/tʃɯndaj/
Definitions
1. stocking, a knitted covering for the leg reaching above the knee
- çille çındayla — silk stockings
- jün çındayla — woollen stockings
- çındaylanı kiyerge — to put on stockings
2. sock, a short covering for the foot that does not reach the knee
- halı çınday — a thread sock
- sabiyni çındayları — the child's socks
- jangı çınday alırğa — to buy new socks
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çındaythe stocking | çındaylathe stockings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çındaynıthe stocking's | çındaylanıthe stockings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çındaynıthe stocking (as the object) | çındaylanıthe stockings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çındayğato the stocking | çındaylağato the stockings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çındaydaat / in the stocking | çındayladaat / in the stockings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çındaydanfrom the stocking | çındayladanfrom the stockings | 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 | çındayımmy stocking | çındaylarımmy stockings |
| your | çındayıngyour stocking | çındaylarıngyour stockings |
| his / her | çındayıhis / her stocking | çındaylarıhis / her stockings |
| our | çındayıbızour stocking | çındaylarıbızour stockings |
| you all's | çındayığızyou all's stocking | çındaylarığızyou all's stockings |
| their | çındaylarıtheir stocking | çındaylarıtheir stockings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çındayları can mean "his / her stockings", "their stocking", or "their stockings" — context decides.