çıray
/tʃɯraj/
Definitions
1. face, features, countenance
- bet çıray — the features of the face
- çırayından tanırğa — to know someone by his face
- çıray bla suw içmezse — you do not drink water with a face
2. good looks, comeliness
- ariw çırayı bolğan adam — a man of handsome appearance
- çırayı bardı — he has good looks
- çırayı ketgendi — his good looks have gone
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çıraythe face | çıraylathe faces | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çıraynıthe face's | çıraylanıthe faces' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çıraynıthe face (as the object) | çıraylanıthe faces (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çırayğato the face | çıraylağato the faces | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çıraydaat / in the face | çırayladaat / in the faces | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çıraydanfrom the face | çırayladanfrom the faces | 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 | çırayımmy face | çıraylarımmy faces |
| your | çırayıngyour face | çıraylarıngyour faces |
| his / her | çırayıhis / her face | çıraylarıhis / her faces |
| our | çırayıbızour face | çıraylarıbızour faces |
| you all's | çırayığızyou all's face | çıraylarığızyou all's faces |
| their | çıraylarıtheir face | çıraylarıtheir faces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çırayları can mean "his / her faces", "their face", or "their faces" — context decides.