çıray
/ tʃɯraj /
Definitions noun face, features, countenance
Definitions noun the look of a person
Definitions noun good looks, comeliness
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çıray the face | çırayla the faces | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çıraynı the face's | çıraylanı the faces' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çıraynı the face (as the object) | çıraylanı the faces (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çırayğa to the face | çıraylağa to the faces | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çırayda at / in the face | çıraylada at / in the faces | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çıraydan from the face | çırayladan from the faces | 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 | çırayım my face | çıraylarım my faces |
| your | çırayıŋ your face | çıraylarıŋ your faces |
| his / her | çırayı his / her face | çırayları his / her faces |
| our | çırayıbız our face | çıraylarıbız our faces |
| you all's | çırayığız you all's face | çıraylarığız you all's faces |
| their | çırayları their face | çırayları their 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.