çırpı
/tʃɯrpɯ/
Definitions
1. bush, shrub, scrub, thicket
- çırpı terek — a shrub, a bush tree
- çırpığa kirseng közünge saq bol — if you go into the bushes, mind your eyes
- çırpı çaqğandı — the scrub has blossomed
2. brushwood, twigs, small branches
- çırpıla — brushwood, branches
- çırpı jıyarğa — to gather brushwood
- çırpı bla otha salırğa — to lay brushwood on the fire
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çırpıthe bush | çırpılathe bushes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çırpınıthe bush's | çırpılanıthe bushes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çırpınıthe bush (as the object) | çırpılanıthe bushes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çırpığato the bush | çırpılağato the bushes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çırpıdaat / in the bush | çırpıladaat / in the bushes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çırpıdanfrom the bush | çırpıladanfrom the bushes | 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 | çırpımmy bush | çırpılarımmy bushes |
| your | çırpıngyour bush | çırpılarıngyour bushes |
| his / her | çırpısıhis / her bush | çırpılarıhis / her bushes |
| our | çırpıbızour bush | çırpılarıbızour bushes |
| you all's | çırpığızyou all's bush | çırpılarığızyou all's bushes |
| their | çırpılarıtheir bush | çırpılarıtheir bushes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çırpıları can mean "his / her bushes", "their bush", or "their bushes" — context decides.