çırmawuq
/tʃɯrmawuq/
Definition
bindweed, a climbing plant that winds about what it grows on
- çırmawuq bitimlege çırmaladı — the bindweed twines about the plants
- çırmawuq ösedi — bindweed is growing
- çırmawuq bolğa edim seni jolunga — would that I were bindweed on your road
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çırmawuqthe bindweed | çırmawuqlathe bindweeds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çırmawuqnuthe bindweed's | çırmawuqlanıthe bindweeds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çırmawuqnuthe bindweed (as the object) | çırmawuqlanıthe bindweeds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çırmawuqğato the bindweed | çırmawuqlağato the bindweeds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çırmawuqdaat / in the bindweed | çırmawuqladaat / in the bindweeds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çırmawuqdanfrom the bindweed | çırmawuqladanfrom the bindweeds | 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 | çırmawuğummy bindweed | çırmawuqlarımmy bindweeds |
| your | çırmawuğungyour bindweed | çırmawuqlarıngyour bindweeds |
| his / her | çırmawuğuhis / her bindweed | çırmawuqlarıhis / her bindweeds |
| our | çırmawuğubuzour bindweed | çırmawuqlarıbızour bindweeds |
| you all's | çırmawuğuğuzyou all's bindweed | çırmawuqlarığızyou all's bindweeds |
| their | çırmawuqlarıtheir bindweed | çırmawuqlarıtheir bindweeds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çırmawuqları can mean "his / her bindweeds", "their bindweed", or "their bindweeds" — context decides.