jomaq
/dʒomaq/
Definitions
1. a traditional story of marvels handed down by word of mouth, a folk tale
- Qaraçay jomaq — a Karachay folk tale
- jomaq matalda — in the manner of a legend
- jomaqdaça bir zat — a thing out of a tale
2. a story put about that has no truth in it
- boş jomaq — an idle tale
- başım jomaqğa qallıqdı — I shall be the talk of the place
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jomaqthe tale | jomaqlathe tales | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jomaqnıthe tale's | jomaqlanıthe tales' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jomaqnıthe tale (as the object) | jomaqlanıthe tales (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jomaqğato the tale | jomaqlağato the tales | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jomaqdaat / in the tale | jomaqladaat / in the tales | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jomaqdanfrom the tale | jomaqladanfrom the tales | 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 | jomağımmy tale | jomaqlarımmy tales |
| your | jomağıngyour tale | jomaqlarıngyour tales |
| his / her | jomağıhis / her tale | jomaqlarıhis / her tales |
| our | jomağıbızour tale | jomaqlarıbızour tales |
| you all's | jomağığızyou all's tale | jomaqlarığızyou all's tales |
| their | jomaqlarıtheir tale | jomaqlarıtheir tales |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jomaqları can mean "his / her tales", "their tale", or "their tales" — context decides.