hans
/xans/ · plural hansla
1. grass, herb, plant; greenery — Before another noun it means made of grass or herbal, as in hans sibirtgi a grass broom. It forms many plant names, as in gokka hans a flower and darman hans a medicinal herb.
- atla hans aşaydıla — horses eat grass
- bolğannı hans bashandı — grass has overgrown everything
- gokka hans — a flowering plant
- darman hans — a medicinal herb
- aman hans — a poisonous plant
- hans sibirtgi — a grass broom
- hans un — grass meal
- hans jaw — vegetable oil
2. weeds, tall weeds
- hans arıtırğa — to weed out the weeds
- baçhanı hans bashandı — weeds have overrun the garden
Expressions
- hans sibirtgiça aylanırğa — bustle and fawn
- hansdan alaşa, suwdan şoş — meek and quiet
- çırmawuq hans kibik — closely intertwined
- kişi qolu bla hans jırthan — profiting from others' labor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hansthe grass | hansımmy grass | hansıŋyour grass | hansıhis grass | hansıbızour grass | hansığızyou all's grass | hanslarıtheir grasses |
| Genitive | hansnıthe grass' | hansımımy grass' | hansıŋıyour grass' | hansınıhis grass' | hansıbıznıour grass' | hansığıznıyou all's grass' | hanslarınıtheir grasses' |
| Accusative | hansnıthe grass (as the object) | hansımımy grass (as the object) | hansıŋıyour grass (as the object) | hansınhis grass (as the object) | hansıbıznıour grass (as the object) | hansığıznıyou all's grass (as the object) | hanslarıntheir grasses (as the object) |
| Dative | hanshato the grass | hansımato my grass | hansıŋato your grass | hansınato his grass | hansıbızğato our grass | hansığızğato you all's grass | hanslarınato their grasses |
| Locative | hansdain / at the grass | hansımdain / at my grass | hansıŋdain / at your grass | hansındain / at his grass | hansıbızdain / at our grass | hansığızdain / at you all's grass | hanslarındain / at their grasses |
| Ablative | hansdanfrom the grass | hansımdanfrom my grass | hansıŋdanfrom your grass | hansındanfrom his grass | hansıbızdanfrom our grass | hansığızdanfrom you all's grass | hanslarındanfrom their grasses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hanslathe grasses | hanslarımmy grasses | hanslarıŋyour grasses | hanslarıhis grasses | hanslarıbızour grasses | hanslarığızyou all's grasses | hanslarıtheir grasses |
| Genitive | hanslanıthe grasses' | hanslarımımy grasses' | hanslarıŋıyour grasses' | hanslarınıhis grasses' | hanslarıbıznıour grasses' | hanslarığıznıyou all's grasses' | hanslarınıtheir grasses' |
| Accusative | hanslanıthe grasses (as the object) | hanslarımımy grasses (as the object) | hanslarıŋıyour grasses (as the object) | hanslarınhis grasses (as the object) | hanslarıbıznıour grasses (as the object) | hanslarığıznıyou all's grasses (as the object) | hanslarıntheir grasses (as the object) |
| Dative | hanslağato the grasses | hanslarımato my grasses | hanslarıŋato your grasses | hanslarınato his grasses | hanslarıbızğato our grasses | hanslarığızğato you all's grasses | hanslarınato their grasses |
| Locative | hansladain / at the grasses | hanslarımdain / at my grasses | hanslarıŋdain / at your grasses | hanslarındain / at his grasses | hanslarıbızdain / at our grasses | hanslarığızdain / at you all's grasses | hanslarındain / at their grasses |
| Ablative | hansladanfrom the grasses | hanslarımdanfrom my grasses | hanslarıŋdanfrom your grasses | hanslarındanfrom his grasses | hanslarıbızdanfrom our grasses | hanslarığızdanfrom you all's grasses | hanslarındanfrom their grasses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hansları can mean "his / her grasses", "their grass", or "their grasses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.