hayıwan
/xajɯwan/
Definitions
1. an animal, especially one kept by people; a head of livestock
- kiyik hayıwan — a wild animal
- hayıwanlağa qararğa — to look after the animals
- hayıwan aşağan kırdık — the grass the animal ate
2. a brute, a coarse and unfeeling person — TSKBYA marks it «эриши сёз», an abusive word
- tur örge, hayıwan! — get up, you brute!
- ol hayıwandı — he is a brute
- hayıwan adam — a brutish man
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hayıwanthe animal | hayıwanlathe animals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hayıwannıthe animal's | hayıwanlanıthe animals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hayıwannıthe animal (as the object) | hayıwanlanıthe animals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hayıwangato the animal | hayıwanlağato the animals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hayıwandaat / in the animal | hayıwanladaat / in the animals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hayıwandanfrom the animal | hayıwanladanfrom the animals | 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 | hayıwanımmy animal | hayıwanlarımmy animals |
| your | hayıwanıngyour animal | hayıwanlarıngyour animals |
| his / her | hayıwanıhis / her animal | hayıwanlarıhis / her animals |
| our | hayıwanıbızour animal | hayıwanlarıbızour animals |
| you all's | hayıwanığızyou all's animal | hayıwanlarığızyou all's animals |
| their | hayıwanlarıtheir animal | hayıwanlarıtheir animals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hayıwanları can mean "his / her animals", "their animal", or "their animals" — context decides.