jumurtha
/dʒumurtxa/
Definition
an egg — the ordinary Karachay word is гаккы
- har jumurthadan da bala çıqmaydı — not every egg yields a chick
- jumurthada tük izlerge — to look for a hair in an egg
- jumurthanı qabuğu — the shell of the egg
Related
gakkısynonymegg; egg- (attributive)
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jumurthathe egg | jumurthalathe eggs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jumurthanıthe egg's | jumurthalanıthe eggs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jumurthanıthe egg (as the object) | jumurthalanıthe eggs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jumurthağato the egg | jumurthalağato the eggs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jumurthadaat / in the egg | jumurthaladaat / in the eggs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jumurthadanfrom the egg | jumurthaladanfrom the eggs | 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 | jumurthammy egg | jumurthalarımmy eggs |
| your | jumurthangyour egg | jumurthalarıngyour eggs |
| his / her | jumurthasıhis / her egg | jumurthalarıhis / her eggs |
| our | jumurthabızour egg | jumurthalarıbızour eggs |
| you all's | jumurthağızyou all's egg | jumurthalarığızyou all's eggs |
| their | jumurthalarıtheir egg | jumurthalarıtheir eggs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jumurthaları can mean "his / her eggs", "their egg", or "their eggs" — context decides.