çuba
/tʃuba/
Definition
a tight bodice worn by unmarried girls
- çuba baw — the lace of the bodice
- çubadan çıqmağan qız — a girl who has not yet grown out of the bodice
- çuba kiygen qız — a girl wearing the bodice
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çubathe tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubalathe tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çubanıthe tight bodice worn by unmarried girls' | çubalanıthe tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çubanıthe tight bodice worn by unmarried girls (as the object) | çubalanıthe tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çubağato the tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubalağato the tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çubadaat / in the tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubaladaat / in the tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çubadanfrom the tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubaladanfrom the tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses | 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 | çubammy tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubalarımmy tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses |
| your | çubangyour tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubalarıngyour tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses |
| his / her | çubasıhis / her tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubalarıhis / her tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses |
| our | çubabızour tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubalarıbızour tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses |
| you all's | çubağızyou all's tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubalarığızyou all's tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses |
| their | çubalarıtheir tight bodice worn by unmarried girls | çubalarıtheir tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çubaları can mean "his / her tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses", "their tight bodice worn by unmarried girls", or "their tight bodice worn by unmarried girlses" — context decides.