çırahtan
/tʃɯraxtan/
Definition
lamp shelf, a shelf or bracket fixed to a wall to hold a lamp, a splinter torch or a candle
- çırahtanda çıraq — a lamp on the wall bracket
- çırahtannı tübüne — under the lamp bracket
- çıraqnı çırahtanga salırğa — to set the lamp on its bracket
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çırahtanthe lamp shelf | çırahtanlathe lamp shelves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çırahtannıthe lamp shelf's | çırahtanlanıthe lamp shelves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çırahtannıthe lamp shelf (as the object) | çırahtanlanıthe lamp shelves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çırahtangato the lamp shelf | çırahtanlağato the lamp shelves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çırahtandaat / in the lamp shelf | çırahtanladaat / in the lamp shelves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çırahtandanfrom the lamp shelf | çırahtanladanfrom the lamp shelves | 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 | çırahtanımmy lamp shelf | çırahtanlarımmy lamp shelves |
| your | çırahtanıngyour lamp shelf | çırahtanlarıngyour lamp shelves |
| his / her | çırahtanıhis / her lamp shelf | çırahtanlarıhis / her lamp shelves |
| our | çırahtanıbızour lamp shelf | çırahtanlarıbızour lamp shelves |
| you all's | çırahtanığızyou all's lamp shelf | çırahtanlarığızyou all's lamp shelves |
| their | çırahtanlarıtheir lamp shelf | çırahtanlarıtheir lamp shelves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çırahtanları can mean "his / her lamp shelves", "their lamp shelf", or "their lamp shelves" — context decides.