mızhıq
/mɯʒɯq/
Definitions
1. a muzhik, a Russian peasant man
- mızhıq arba sürüb keledi — a muzhik comes driving a cart
- mızhıqnı üyü — the muzhik's house
- mızhıqla jıyıldıla — the muzhiks gathered
2. a worn-out horse
- qart mızhıq — an old worn-out horse
- mızhıqğa minerge — to mount a worn-out horse
- mızhığı arudu — his horse is worn out
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mızhıqthe muzhik | mızhıqlathe muzhiks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mızhıqnıthe muzhik's | mızhıqlanıthe muzhiks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mızhıqnıthe muzhik (as the object) | mızhıqlanıthe muzhiks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mızhıqğato the muzhik | mızhıqlağato the muzhiks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mızhıqdaat / in the muzhik | mızhıqladaat / in the muzhiks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mızhıqdanfrom the muzhik | mızhıqladanfrom the muzhiks | 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 | mızhığımmy muzhik | mızhıqlarımmy muzhiks |
| your | mızhığıngyour muzhik | mızhıqlarıngyour muzhiks |
| his / her | mızhığıhis / her muzhik | mızhıqlarıhis / her muzhiks |
| our | mızhığıbızour muzhik | mızhıqlarıbızour muzhiks |
| you all's | mızhığığızyou all's muzhik | mızhıqlarığızyou all's muzhiks |
| their | mızhıqlarıtheir muzhik | mızhıqlarıtheir muzhiks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mızhıqları can mean "his / her muzhiks", "their muzhik", or "their muzhiks" — context decides.