naças
/natʃas/
Definitions
1. rascal, a naughty and mischievous child
- naças qız — a mischievous girl
- naças sabiy — a naughty child
- naças kişi — a mischievous fellow
2. rogue, a sly and devious person
- bütün naçassa — you are a real rogue
- hıylaçı naças — a crafty rogue
- ol naçasnı hıylası — that rogue's trickery
3. scoundrel, a base and contemptible person
- ket, naças! — get out, you scoundrel!
- ol naçasnı sözüne iynanma — do not believe that scoundrel's word
- naças adam — a contemptible man
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naçasthe rascal | naçaslathe rascals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | naçasnıthe rascal's | naçaslanıthe rascals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | naçasnıthe rascal (as the object) | naçaslanıthe rascals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | naçashato the rascal | naçaslağato the rascals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | naçasdaat / in the rascal | naçasladaat / in the rascals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | naçasdanfrom the rascal | naçasladanfrom the rascals | 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 | naçasımmy rascal | naçaslarımmy rascals |
| your | naçasıngyour rascal | naçaslarıngyour rascals |
| his / her | naçasıhis / her rascal | naçaslarıhis / her rascals |
| our | naçasıbızour rascal | naçaslarıbızour rascals |
| you all's | naçasığızyou all's rascal | naçaslarığızyou all's rascals |
| their | naçaslarıtheir rascal | naçaslarıtheir rascals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: naçasları can mean "his / her rascals", "their rascal", or "their rascals" — context decides.