halger
/xalɡer/
Definition
old knife, an old, blunted and rusted knife — Elbrusoid records it only in the simile халгер хансдан чыкъгъанча, said of something that turns up out of nowhere.
- halger hansdan çıqğança — as though an old knife had turned up out of the grass
- halger bıçaq — an old rusted knife
- halgerni atarğa — to throw away the old knife
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | halgerthe old knife | halgerlethe old knives | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | halgernithe old knife's | halgerlenithe old knives' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | halgernithe old knife (as the object) | halgerlenithe old knives (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | halgergeto the old knife | halgerlegeto the old knives | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | halgerdeat / in the old knife | halgerledeat / in the old knives | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | halgerdenfrom the old knife | halgerledenfrom the old knives | 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 | halgerimmy old knife | halgerlerimmy old knives |
| your | halgeringyour old knife | halgerleringyour old knives |
| his / her | halgerihis / her old knife | halgerlerihis / her old knives |
| our | halgeribizour old knife | halgerleribizour old knives |
| you all's | halgerigizyou all's old knife | halgerlerigizyou all's old knives |
| their | halgerleritheir old knife | halgerleritheir old knives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: halgerleri can mean "his / her old knives", "their old knife", or "their old knives" — context decides.