jır
/dʒɯr/
Definitions
1. song, a sung composition
- süymeklik jırla — love songs
- naqırda jırla — humorous songs
- batırlıqnı jırları — songs of valour
- jırnı tartarğa — to sing a song
- toyda jarıq jırla jırlanadıla — bright songs are sung at the wedding feast
2. the singing of birds
- qanatlılanı jırları — the singing of the birds
- bulbulnu jırı tatlıdı — the nightingale's singing is sweet
- çıpçıqlanı jırları eşitiledile — the small birds' singing can be heard
Related
jırçıdealersinger, one skilled in song; one who celebrates a subject in his works
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jırthe song | jırlathe songs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jırnıthe song's | jırlanıthe songs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jırnıthe song (as the object) | jırlanıthe songs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jırğato the song | jırlağato the songs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jırdaat / in the song | jırladaat / in the songs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jırdanfrom the song | jırladanfrom the songs | 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 | jırımmy song | jırlarımmy songs |
| your | jırıngyour song | jırlarıngyour songs |
| his / her | jırıhis / her song | jırlarıhis / her songs |
| our | jırıbızour song | jırlarıbızour songs |
| you all's | jırığızyou all's song | jırlarığızyou all's songs |
| their | jırlarıtheir song | jırlarıtheir songs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jırları can mean "his / her songs", "their song", or "their songs" — context decides.