mandalaq
/mandalaq/
Definition
chervil, a wild plant with edible tuberous roots
- mandalaq qazarğa — to dig up chervil
- mandalaq kibik gitçe — as small as a chervil root
- mandalaq aşarğa — to eat chervil
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mandalaqthe chervil | mandalaqlathe chervils | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mandalaqnıthe chervil's | mandalaqlanıthe chervils' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mandalaqnıthe chervil (as the object) | mandalaqlanıthe chervils (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mandalaqğato the chervil | mandalaqlağato the chervils | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mandalaqdaat / in the chervil | mandalaqladaat / in the chervils | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mandalaqdanfrom the chervil | mandalaqladanfrom the chervils | 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 | mandalağımmy chervil | mandalaqlarımmy chervils |
| your | mandalağıngyour chervil | mandalaqlarıngyour chervils |
| his / her | mandalağıhis / her chervil | mandalaqlarıhis / her chervils |
| our | mandalağıbızour chervil | mandalaqlarıbızour chervils |
| you all's | mandalağığızyou all's chervil | mandalaqlarığızyou all's chervils |
| their | mandalaqlarıtheir chervil | mandalaqlarıtheir chervils |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mandalaqları can mean "his / her chervils", "their chervil", or "their chervils" — context decides.