qaban
/qaban/
Definitions
1. wild boar, hog — also used before another noun for boar's
- ağaç qaban — a wild boar
- biçilgen qaban — a barrow, a gelded boar
- qaban tişle — a boar's tusks
- qabannı küçü qaban tişinde — the strength of the boar is in its tusks
2. a fat, heavy man
- qabança semiz adam — a man as fat as a boar
- ol qaban bolub qalğandı — he has grown as fat as a boar
- qaban adam — a hulking, fat man
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qabanthe boar | qabanlathe boars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qabannıthe boar's | qabanlanıthe boars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qabannıthe boar (as the object) | qabanlanıthe boars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qabangato the boar | qabanlağato the boars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qabandaat / in the boar | qabanladaat / in the boars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qabandanfrom the boar | qabanladanfrom the boars | 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 | qabanımmy boar | qabanlarımmy boars |
| your | qabanıngyour boar | qabanlarıngyour boars |
| his / her | qabanıhis / her boar | qabanlarıhis / her boars |
| our | qabanıbızour boar | qabanlarıbızour boars |
| you all's | qabanığızyou all's boar | qabanlarığızyou all's boars |
| their | qabanlarıtheir boar | qabanlarıtheir boars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qabanları can mean "his / her boars", "their boar", or "their boars" — context decides.