gıkka
/ɡɯkka/
Definition
baby, a very small child
- gıkka jılaydı — the baby is crying
- gıkkağa qararğa — to look after the baby
- gıkkanı kötürürge — to pick the baby up
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gıkkathe baby | gıkkalathe babies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gıkkanıthe baby's | gıkkalanıthe babies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gıkkanıthe baby (as the object) | gıkkalanıthe babies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gıkkağato the baby | gıkkalağato the babies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gıkkadaat / in the baby | gıkkaladaat / in the babies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gıkkadanfrom the baby | gıkkaladanfrom the babies | 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 | gıkkammy baby | gıkkalarımmy babies |
| your | gıkkangyour baby | gıkkalarıngyour babies |
| his / her | gıkkasıhis / her baby | gıkkalarıhis / her babies |
| our | gıkkabızour baby | gıkkalarıbızour babies |
| you all's | gıkkağızyou all's baby | gıkkalarığızyou all's babies |
| their | gıkkalarıtheir baby | gıkkalarıtheir babies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gıkkaları can mean "his / her babies", "their baby", or "their babies" — context decides.