jırna
/dʒɯrna/
Definitions
1. groats, coarsely crushed grain
- jırna tüerge — to pound grain into groats
- jırnanı qazanda bişiredile — they cook the groats in a cauldron
- jırna bla şorpa bişirdi — she cooked soup with groats
2. a traditional dish of boiled whole grain
- bürtük jırna — a dish of boiled whole grains
- toyda jırna salğandıla — at the feast they served jırna
- jırna tatlı bolğandı — the jırna turned out tasty
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jırnathe groats | jırnalathe groatses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jırnanıthe groats' | jırnalanıthe groatses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jırnanıthe groats (as the object) | jırnalanıthe groatses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jırnağato the groats | jırnalağato the groatses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jırnadaat / in the groats | jırnaladaat / in the groatses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jırnadanfrom the groats | jırnaladanfrom the groatses | 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 | jırnammy groats | jırnalarımmy groatses |
| your | jırnangyour groats | jırnalarıngyour groatses |
| his / her | jırnasıhis / her groats | jırnalarıhis / her groatses |
| our | jırnabızour groats | jırnalarıbızour groatses |
| you all's | jırnağızyou all's groats | jırnalarığızyou all's groatses |
| their | jırnalarıtheir groats | jırnalarıtheir groatses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jırnaları can mean "his / her groatses", "their groats", or "their groatses" — context decides.