qabaq
/qabaq/
Definitions
1. gate, the main entrance to a yard or an enclosure
- qabaq eşik — the gate door
- azbarnı qabağın açdıla — they opened the courtyard gate
- qabaqğa qarağan tereze — a window looking onto the gate
2. village, a mountain settlement
- oğarı qabaq — the upper village
- qabaqnı halqı jıyıldı — the people of the village gathered
- atnı igisi qabaqda bolur — the best horse is to be found in the village
3. eyelid, the fold of skin that closes over the eye
- közünü qabağı — the lid of his eye
- qabaqları awurlaşadıla — his eyelids grow heavy
- nazik qabaqlanı örge türtdü — she lifted her fine eyelids
4. shutter, a hinged leaf closing a window
- tereze qabaq — a window shutter
- terezeni qabağın jabdıla — they closed the window shutter
- jartı açılıb turğan qabaq — a shutter standing half open
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qabaqthe gate | qabaqlathe gates | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qabaqnıthe gate's | qabaqlanıthe gates' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qabaqnıthe gate (as the object) | qabaqlanıthe gates (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qabaqğato the gate | qabaqlağato the gates | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qabaqdaat / in the gate | qabaqladaat / in the gates | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qabaqdanfrom the gate | qabaqladanfrom the gates | 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 | qabağımmy gate | qabaqlarımmy gates |
| your | qabağıngyour gate | qabaqlarıngyour gates |
| his / her | qabağıhis / her gate | qabaqlarıhis / her gates |
| our | qabağıbızour gate | qabaqlarıbızour gates |
| you all's | qabağığızyou all's gate | qabaqlarığızyou all's gates |
| their | qabaqlarıtheir gate | qabaqlarıtheir gates |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qabaqları can mean "his / her gates", "their gate", or "their gates" — context decides.