çömeltayaq
/tʃømeltajaq/
Definitions
1. stick game, a shepherds' game played with sticks, in which each player throws his stick at the leader's — Elbrusoid and TSKBYA both mark the game къарач., a Karachay word.
- çömeltayaq oynarğa — to play the stick game
- keligiz, çömeltayaq oynayıq — come, let us play the stick game
2. head over heels, tumbling over
- çömeltayaq aylandırırğa — to send someone head over heels
- çömeltayaq uçarğa — to go flying head over heels
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çömeltayaqthe stick game | çömeltayaqlathe stick games | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çömeltayaqnıthe stick game's | çömeltayaqlanıthe stick games' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çömeltayaqnıthe stick game (as the object) | çömeltayaqlanıthe stick games (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çömeltayaqğato the stick game | çömeltayaqlağato the stick games | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çömeltayaqdaat / in the stick game | çömeltayaqladaat / in the stick games | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çömeltayaqdanfrom the stick game | çömeltayaqladanfrom the stick games | 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 | çömeltayağımmy stick game | çömeltayaqlarımmy stick games |
| your | çömeltayağıngyour stick game | çömeltayaqlarıngyour stick games |
| his / her | çömeltayağıhis / her stick game | çömeltayaqlarıhis / her stick games |
| our | çömeltayağıbızour stick game | çömeltayaqlarıbızour stick games |
| you all's | çömeltayağığızyou all's stick game | çömeltayaqlarığızyou all's stick games |
| their | çömeltayaqlarıtheir stick game | çömeltayaqlarıtheir stick games |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çömeltayaqları can mean "his / her stick games", "their stick game", or "their stick games" — context decides.