kak
/kak/
Definition
maize porridge, thick porridge of maize flour boiled in water, eaten with ayran, honey or butter
- ayran bla kak aşadıq — we ate porridge with ayran
- kak eterge kerekdi bügün — porridge must be made today
- kakıng bolmağan jerge qalağıngı urma — do not thrust your stirrer where none of your porridge is
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakthe maize porridge | kaklathe maize porridges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kaknıthe maize porridge's | kaklanıthe maize porridges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kaknıthe maize porridge (as the object) | kaklanıthe maize porridges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kakhato the maize porridge | kaklağato the maize porridges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kakdaat / in the maize porridge | kakladaat / in the maize porridges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kakdanfrom the maize porridge | kakladanfrom the maize porridges | 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 | kagımmy maize porridge | kaklarımmy maize porridges |
| your | kagıngyour maize porridge | kaklarıngyour maize porridges |
| his / her | kagıhis / her maize porridge | kaklarıhis / her maize porridges |
| our | kagıbızour maize porridge | kaklarıbızour maize porridges |
| you all's | kagığızyou all's maize porridge | kaklarığızyou all's maize porridges |
| their | kaklarıtheir maize porridge | kaklarıtheir maize porridges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kakları can mean "his / her maize porridges", "their maize porridge", or "their maize porridges" — context decides.