hozyayka
/xozjajka/
Definitions
1. the woman who runs a household, a housekeeper
- igi hozyayka — a good housekeeper
- hozyayka bolurğa — to become the mistress of a house
- üynü hozyaykası — the mistress of the house
2. a wife
- hozyaykang barmıdı? — have you got a wife?
- meni hozyaykam — my wife
- hozyaykası bla keldi — he came with his wife
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hozyaykathe housekeeper | hozyaykalathe housekeepers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hozyaykanıthe housekeeper's | hozyaykalanıthe housekeepers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hozyaykanıthe housekeeper (as the object) | hozyaykalanıthe housekeepers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hozyaykağato the housekeeper | hozyaykalağato the housekeepers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hozyaykadaat / in the housekeeper | hozyaykaladaat / in the housekeepers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hozyaykadanfrom the housekeeper | hozyaykaladanfrom the housekeepers | 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 | hozyaykammy housekeeper | hozyaykalarımmy housekeepers |
| your | hozyaykangyour housekeeper | hozyaykalarıngyour housekeepers |
| his / her | hozyaykasıhis / her housekeeper | hozyaykalarıhis / her housekeepers |
| our | hozyaykabızour housekeeper | hozyaykalarıbızour housekeepers |
| you all's | hozyaykağızyou all's housekeeper | hozyaykalarığızyou all's housekeepers |
| their | hozyaykalarıtheir housekeeper | hozyaykalarıtheir housekeepers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hozyaykaları can mean "his / her housekeepers", "their housekeeper", or "their housekeepers" — context decides.