janqoz
/dʒanqoz/
Definition
the snowdrop, a white-flowered plant that comes up as soon as the snow melts
- qar erigenley janqozla çığadıla — as soon as the snow melts the snowdrops come up
- anda-mında janqozla ağaradıla — here and there the snowdrops show white
- qawdannı tübünden janqozla qaraydıla — the snowdrops peep out from under the dry grass
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | janqozthe snowdrop | janqozlathe snowdrops | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | janqoznuthe snowdrop's | janqozlanıthe snowdrops' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | janqoznuthe snowdrop (as the object) | janqozlanıthe snowdrops (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | janqozğato the snowdrop | janqozlağato the snowdrops | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | janqozdaat / in the snowdrop | janqozladaat / in the snowdrops | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | janqozdanfrom the snowdrop | janqozladanfrom the snowdrops | 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 | janqozummy snowdrop | janqozlarımmy snowdrops |
| your | janqozungyour snowdrop | janqozlarıngyour snowdrops |
| his / her | janqozuhis / her snowdrop | janqozlarıhis / her snowdrops |
| our | janqozubuzour snowdrop | janqozlarıbızour snowdrops |
| you all's | janqozuğuzyou all's snowdrop | janqozlarığızyou all's snowdrops |
| their | janqozlarıtheir snowdrop | janqozlarıtheir snowdrops |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: janqozları can mean "his / her snowdrops", "their snowdrop", or "their snowdrops" — context decides.