nığış
/nɯʁɯʃ/
Definition
village gathering place, a low earthen bank raised along the outside wall of a house, used as a seat and as the customary gathering place of the village elders
- nığışda olturğan qartla — the elders who sit at the village gathering place
- nığışha barırğa — to go to the gathering place
- nığışda hapar aytıla edi — stories were being told at the gathering place
- üynü nığışı — the earthen bank along the house
- nığışda jatıb turadı — he is lying on the earthen bank
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nığışthe village gathering place | nığışlathe village gathering places | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nığışnıthe village gathering place's | nığışlanıthe village gathering places' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nığışnıthe village gathering place (as the object) | nığışlanıthe village gathering places (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nığışhato the village gathering place | nığışlağato the village gathering places | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | nığışdaat / in the village gathering place | nığışladaat / in the village gathering places | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | nığışdanfrom the village gathering place | nığışladanfrom the village gathering places | 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 | nığışımmy village gathering place | nığışlarımmy village gathering places |
| your | nığışıngyour village gathering place | nığışlarıngyour village gathering places |
| his / her | nığışıhis / her village gathering place | nığışlarıhis / her village gathering places |
| our | nığışıbızour village gathering place | nığışlarıbızour village gathering places |
| you all's | nığışığızyou all's village gathering place | nığışlarığızyou all's village gathering places |
| their | nığışlarıtheir village gathering place | nığışlarıtheir village gathering places |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nığışları can mean "his / her village gathering places", "their village gathering place", or "their village gathering places" — context decides.