ojaq
/odʒaq/
Definitions
1. chimney, smoke flue
- ojaq ariwlarğa — to clean the chimney
- ojaqdan qararğa — to look out through the chimney
- ojaqdan tütün çığadı — smoke comes out of the chimney
2. hearth; the household gathered about it
- ata ojaq — the ancestral hearth
- ojaqnı otu — the fire of the hearth
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ojaqthe chimney | ojaqlathe chimneys | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ojaqnıthe chimney's | ojaqlanıthe chimneys' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ojaqnıthe chimney (as the object) | ojaqlanıthe chimneys (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ojaqğato the chimney | ojaqlağato the chimneys | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ojaqdaat / in the chimney | ojaqladaat / in the chimneys | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ojaqdanfrom the chimney | ojaqladanfrom the chimneys | 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 | ojağımmy chimney | ojaqlarımmy chimneys |
| your | ojağıngyour chimney | ojaqlarıngyour chimneys |
| his / her | ojağıhis / her chimney | ojaqlarıhis / her chimneys |
| our | ojağıbızour chimney | ojaqlarıbızour chimneys |
| you all's | ojağığızyou all's chimney | ojaqlarığızyou all's chimneys |
| their | ojaqlarıtheir chimney | ojaqlarıtheir chimneys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ojaqları can mean "his / her chimneys", "their chimney", or "their chimneys" — context decides.