haparçıq
/xapartʃɯq/
Definition
a short story; a brief narrative account
- qart sabiylege ariw haparçıq aytdı — the old man told the children a fine short story
- ol aythan haparçıq esimde qaldı — the short tale he told stayed in my memory
- haparçıqnı oqub quwandıla — they were glad to have read the short story
Related
haparbasenews, tidings, or information about something; spoken account of events; the telling of one; rumour or hearsay circulating among people; short story as a work of literature
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haparçıqthe short story | haparçıqlathe short stories | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | haparçıqnıthe short story's | haparçıqlanıthe short stories' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | haparçıqnıthe short story (as the object) | haparçıqlanıthe short stories (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | haparçıqğato the short story | haparçıqlağato the short stories | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | haparçıqdaat / in the short story | haparçıqladaat / in the short stories | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | haparçıqdanfrom the short story | haparçıqladanfrom the short stories | 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 | haparçığımmy short story | haparçıqlarımmy short stories |
| your | haparçığıngyour short story | haparçıqlarıngyour short stories |
| his / her | haparçığıhis / her short story | haparçıqlarıhis / her short stories |
| our | haparçığıbızour short story | haparçıqlarıbızour short stories |
| you all's | haparçığığızyou all's short story | haparçıqlarığızyou all's short stories |
| their | haparçıqlarıtheir short story | haparçıqlarıtheir short stories |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: haparçıqları can mean "his / her short stories", "their short story", or "their short stories" — context decides.