ortaq
/ortaq/
Definitions
1. tenancy, the use of land or livestock for a term against payment
- ortaqğa alırğa — to take on lease
- ortaqğa berirge — to let out on lease
- jerlerini jartısın ortaqğa bergendi — he let out half his lands
2. shared, held by several together, belonging to no one person
- ortaq ögüzden ençi buzow aşhı — a calf of one's own is better than a shared ox
- kişi bla ortaq kiyim kiyme — do not wear clothing shared with another
- ortaq eşekle — donkeys owned in common
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ortaqthe tenancy | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ortaqnıthe tenancy's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ortaqnıthe tenancy (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ortaqğato the tenancy | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ortaqdaat / in the tenancy | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ortaqdanfrom the tenancy | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | ortağımmy tenancy |
| your | ortağıngyour tenancy |
| his / her | ortağıhis / her tenancy |
| our | ortağıbızour tenancy |
| you all's | ortağığızyou all's tenancy |
| their | ortaqlarıtheir tenancy |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu ortaqdıthis is shared | bıla ortaqdılathese are shared |
| that / those | ol ortaqdıthat / it is shared | ala ortaqdılathose / they are shared |
| mine | meniki ortaqdımine is shared | menikile ortaqdılamine are shared |
| yours | seniki ortaqdıyours is shared | senikile ortaqdılayours are shared |
| ours | bizniki ortaqdıours is shared | biznikile ortaqdılaours are shared |