janşaq
/dʒanʃaq/
Definitions
1. talkative, given to talking a great deal
- janşaq adam — a talkative man
- janşaq tişirıw — a talkative woman
- janşaq bolma — do not be so talkative
2. chatterbox, a person who talks at length about nothing
- janşaqnı sözüne iynanma — do not believe what a chatterbox says
- janşaqla bla kün aşırırğa — to pass the day with chatterboxes
- janşaqğa tıngılarğa — to listen to a chatterbox
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or .As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | janşaqtalkative |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | janşağıraqmore talkative |
| intensifier — very | bek janşaqvery talkative |
| superlative — most | em janşaqthe most talkative |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden janşaqdı — "compared to me, he is talkative."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men janşaqmaI am talkative | biz janşaqbızwe are talkative |
| 2nd person | sen janşaqsayou are talkative | siz janşaqsızyou all are talkative |
| 3rd person | ol janşaqdıhe / she / it is talkative | ala janşaqdılathey are talkative |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | janşaqthe chatterbox | janşaqlathe chatterboxes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | janşaqnıthe chatterbox's | janşaqlanıthe chatterboxes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | janşaqnıthe chatterbox (as the object) | janşaqlanıthe chatterboxes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | janşaqğato the chatterbox | janşaqlağato the chatterboxes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | janşaqdaat / in the chatterbox | janşaqladaat / in the chatterboxes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | janşaqdanfrom the chatterbox | janşaqladanfrom the chatterboxes | 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 | janşağımmy chatterbox | janşaqlarımmy chatterboxes |
| your | janşağıngyour chatterbox | janşaqlarıngyour chatterboxes |
| his / her | janşağıhis / her chatterbox | janşaqlarıhis / her chatterboxes |
| our | janşağıbızour chatterbox | janşaqlarıbızour chatterboxes |
| you all's | janşağığızyou all's chatterbox | janşaqlarığızyou all's chatterboxes |
| their | janşaqlarıtheir chatterbox | janşaqlarıtheir chatterboxes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: janşaqları can mean "his / her chatterboxes", "their chatterbox", or "their chatterboxes" — context decides.