çındı
/tʃɯndɯ/
Definitions
1. a stout thong or rope of thick hide
- çındını da qarıwsuz jeri üzüledi — even a stout thong breaks at its weak point
- tarta ketseng çındı da sozuladı — if you keep pulling, even a stout rope stretches
- çındı bla baylarğa — to tie something with a thong
2. a driving belt that carries motion from one wheel to another
- tirmenni çındısı — the mill's driving belt
- çındı üzüldü — the driving belt snapped
- çarhnı çındısı — the wheel's driving belt
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çındıthe thong | çındılathe thongs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çındınıthe thong's | çındılanıthe thongs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çındınıthe thong (as the object) | çındılanıthe thongs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çındığato the thong | çındılağato the thongs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çındıdaat / in the thong | çındıladaat / in the thongs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çındıdanfrom the thong | çındıladanfrom the thongs | 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 | çındımmy thong | çındılarımmy thongs |
| your | çındıngyour thong | çındılarıngyour thongs |
| his / her | çındısıhis / her thong | çındılarıhis / her thongs |
| our | çındıbızour thong | çındılarıbızour thongs |
| you all's | çındığızyou all's thong | çındılarığızyou all's thongs |
| their | çındılarıtheir thong | çındılarıtheir thongs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çındıları can mean "his / her thongs", "their thong", or "their thongs" — context decides.