jarqa
/dʒarqa/
Definitions
1. a split billet of firewood; a large splinter of wood
- otun jarqa — a billet of firewood
- jarqa-jarqa eterge — to split into billets
- jarqalanı otjağağa sal — put the billets on the hearth
2. a notch cut in the ear of a sheep or a goat as an owner's mark
- jarqa qulaq qoy — a sheep with a notched ear
- qoyğa jarqa salırğa — to put an ear-notch on a sheep
- qoynu jarqası — the ear-notch of the sheep
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jarqathe billet of firewood | jarqalathe billet of firewoods | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jarqanıthe billet of firewood's | jarqalanıthe billet of firewoods' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jarqanıthe billet of firewood (as the object) | jarqalanıthe billet of firewoods (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jarqağato the billet of firewood | jarqalağato the billet of firewoods | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jarqadaat / in the billet of firewood | jarqaladaat / in the billet of firewoods | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jarqadanfrom the billet of firewood | jarqaladanfrom the billet of firewoods | 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 | jarqammy billet of firewood | jarqalarımmy billet of firewoods |
| your | jarqangyour billet of firewood | jarqalarıngyour billet of firewoods |
| his / her | jarqasıhis / her billet of firewood | jarqalarıhis / her billet of firewoods |
| our | jarqabızour billet of firewood | jarqalarıbızour billet of firewoods |
| you all's | jarqağızyou all's billet of firewood | jarqalarığızyou all's billet of firewoods |
| their | jarqalarıtheir billet of firewood | jarqalarıtheir billet of firewoods |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jarqaları can mean "his / her billet of firewoods", "their billet of firewood", or "their billet of firewoods" — context decides.