jalpaq
/dʒalpaq/
Definition
a level upland, plateau; open high ground of the kind used as summer pasture
- taw jalpaq — a mountain plateau
- jalpaqda qoyla otlaydıla — sheep are grazing on the plateau
- jalpaqğa mallanı eltirge — to drive the livestock up to the high pasture
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalpaqthe plateau | jalpaqlathe plateaus | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jalpaqnıthe plateau's | jalpaqlanıthe plateaus' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jalpaqnıthe plateau (as the object) | jalpaqlanıthe plateaus (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jalpaqğato the plateau | jalpaqlağato the plateaus | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jalpaqdaat / in the plateau | jalpaqladaat / in the plateaus | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jalpaqdanfrom the plateau | jalpaqladanfrom the plateaus | 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 | jalpağımmy plateau | jalpaqlarımmy plateaus |
| your | jalpağıngyour plateau | jalpaqlarıngyour plateaus |
| his / her | jalpağıhis / her plateau | jalpaqlarıhis / her plateaus |
| our | jalpağıbızour plateau | jalpaqlarıbızour plateaus |
| you all's | jalpağığızyou all's plateau | jalpaqlarığızyou all's plateaus |
| their | jalpaqlarıtheir plateau | jalpaqlarıtheir plateaus |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jalpaqları can mean "his / her plateaus", "their plateau", or "their plateaus" — context decides.