mınçaq
/mɯntʃaq/
Definitions
1. bead, beads, a string of beads
- süek mınçaqla — bone beads
- qıznı boyununda mınçaqları jıltıraydıla — the beads on the girl's neck are shining
- aq boyunungda jawhar mınçaqlarıng — your pearl beads on your white neck
2. prayer beads, rosary
- mınçaq tartarğa — to tell the prayer beads
- amma mınçaq tartadı — the old woman is telling her beads
- mınçaqların hurzhununa suqdu — he thrust his prayer beads into his pocket
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mınçaqthe bead | mınçaqlathe beads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mınçaqnıthe bead's | mınçaqlanıthe beads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mınçaqnıthe bead (as the object) | mınçaqlanıthe beads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mınçaqğato the bead | mınçaqlağato the beads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mınçaqdaat / in the bead | mınçaqladaat / in the beads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mınçaqdanfrom the bead | mınçaqladanfrom the beads | 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 | mınçağımmy bead | mınçaqlarımmy beads |
| your | mınçağıngyour bead | mınçaqlarıngyour beads |
| his / her | mınçağıhis / her bead | mınçaqlarıhis / her beads |
| our | mınçağıbızour bead | mınçaqlarıbızour beads |
| you all's | mınçağığızyou all's bead | mınçaqlarığızyou all's beads |
| their | mınçaqlarıtheir bead | mınçaqlarıtheir beads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mınçaqları can mean "his / her beads", "their bead", or "their beads" — context decides.