otjağa
/otdʒaʁa/
Definition
hearth, the open fireplace of a house and the space in front of it
- otjağada ot janadı — a fire burns in the hearth
- otjağanı qatında olturadıla — they sit beside the hearth
- otjağada oltururğa — to sit at the hearth
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | otjağathe hearth | otjağalathe hearths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | otjağanıthe hearth's | otjağalanıthe hearths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | otjağanıthe hearth (as the object) | otjağalanıthe hearths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | otjağağato the hearth | otjağalağato the hearths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | otjağadaat / in the hearth | otjağaladaat / in the hearths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | otjağadanfrom the hearth | otjağaladanfrom the hearths | 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 | otjağammy hearth | otjağalarımmy hearths |
| your | otjağangyour hearth | otjağalarıngyour hearths |
| his / her | otjağasıhis / her hearth | otjağalarıhis / her hearths |
| our | otjağabızour hearth | otjağalarıbızour hearths |
| you all's | otjağağızyou all's hearth | otjağalarığızyou all's hearths |
| their | otjağalarıtheir hearth | otjağalarıtheir hearths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otjağaları can mean "his / her hearths", "their hearth", or "their hearths" — context decides.