çırım
/tʃɯrɯm/
Definition
a short sleep, a nap
- çırım eterge — to take a nap
- çırım etmezge — not to sleep a wink
- bir çırım da etmedim — I did not sleep a wink
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çırımthe nap | çırımlathe naps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çırımnıthe nap's | çırımlanıthe naps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çırımnıthe nap (as the object) | çırımlanıthe naps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çırımğato the nap | çırımlağato the naps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çırımdaat / in the nap | çırımladaat / in the naps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çırımdanfrom the nap | çırımladanfrom the naps | 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 | çırımımmy nap | çırımlarımmy naps |
| your | çırımıngyour nap | çırımlarıngyour naps |
| his / her | çırımıhis / her nap | çırımlarıhis / her naps |
| our | çırımıbızour nap | çırımlarıbızour naps |
| you all's | çırımığızyou all's nap | çırımlarığızyou all's naps |
| their | çırımlarıtheir nap | çırımlarıtheir naps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çırımları can mean "his / her naps", "their nap", or "their naps" — context decides.