çır
/tʃɯr/
Definitions
1. fat, the fat that rises to the surface of a broth
- şorpanı çırın alırğa — to skim the fat off the broth
- arıq etni çırı joq — lean meat has no fat
2. means, substance, material well-being
- çırı bolğan adam — a man of means
- çırı bolmağan — one without means
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | çırthe fat | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çırnıthe fat's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çırnıthe fat (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çırğato the fat | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çırdaat / in the fat | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çırdanfrom the fat | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | çırımmy fat |
| your | çırıngyour fat |
| his / her | çırıhis / her fat |
| our | çırıbızour fat |
| you all's | çırığızyou all's fat |
| their | çırlarıtheir fat |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.