jantaw
/dʒantaw/
Definitions
1. a long rawhide rope used to lash hay or a pack load
- jantawnu uzunu aşhı — a long rope is good
- biçenni jantaw bla qısarğa — to lash the hay down with a rawhide rope
- qolunda jantawu bla — with his rope in his hand
2. a small haystack
- bir jantaw biçen — one small haystack of hay
- jantawla tizilib turadıla — the haycocks stand in a row
- jantaw salırğa — to build a haycock
Related
gebensynonymhaystack, rick, haycock; heap, pile of hay
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jantawthe rope | jantawlathe ropes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jantawnuthe rope's | jantawlanıthe ropes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jantawnuthe rope (as the object) | jantawlanıthe ropes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jantawğato the rope | jantawlağato the ropes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jantawdaat / in the rope | jantawladaat / in the ropes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jantawdanfrom the rope | jantawladanfrom the ropes | 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 | jantawummy rope | jantawlarımmy ropes |
| your | jantawungyour rope | jantawlarıngyour ropes |
| his / her | jantawuhis / her rope | jantawlarıhis / her ropes |
| our | jantawubuzour rope | jantawlarıbızour ropes |
| you all's | jantawuğuzyou all's rope | jantawlarığızyou all's ropes |
| their | jantawlarıtheir rope | jantawlarıtheir ropes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jantawları can mean "his / her ropes", "their rope", or "their ropes" — context decides.