jangur
/dʒaŋur/
Definition
rain
- jangur jawadı — it is raining
- jangur suw — rainwater
- jangur jawsa, suw qobar — if it rains, the rivers will rise
Related
jangurluhavingrainy, marked by frequent rain
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jangurthe rain | jangurlathe rain | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jangurnuthe rain's | jangurlanıthe rain's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jangurnuthe rain (as the object) | jangurlanıthe rain (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jangurğato the rain | jangurlağato the rain | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jangurdaat / in the rain | jangurladaat / in the rain | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jangurdanfrom the rain | jangurladanfrom the rain | 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 | jangurummy rain | jangurlarımmy rain |
| your | jangurungyour rain | jangurlarıngyour rain |
| his / her | janguruhis / her rain | jangurlarıhis / her rain |
| our | jangurubuzour rain | jangurlarıbızour rain |
| you all's | janguruğuzyou all's rain | jangurlarığızyou all's rain |
| their | jangurlarıtheir rain | jangurlarıtheir rain |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jangurları can mean "his / her rain", "their rain", or "their rain" — context decides.