qağıbal
/qaʁɯbal/
Definitions
1. swarm of bees, a colony that has left the hive
- qağıbal çığarğandı — the bees have swarmed
2. strained honey
- taza qağıbal — pure strained honey
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qağıbalthe swarm | qağıballathe swarms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qağıbalnıthe swarm's | qağıballanıthe swarms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qağıbalnıthe swarm (as the object) | qağıballanıthe swarms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qağıbalğato the swarm | qağıballağato the swarms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qağıbaldaat / in the swarm | qağıballadaat / in the swarms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qağıbaldanfrom the swarm | qağıballadanfrom the swarms | 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 | qağıbalımmy swarm | qağıballarımmy swarms |
| your | qağıbalıngyour swarm | qağıballarıngyour swarms |
| his / her | qağıbalıhis / her swarm | qağıballarıhis / her swarms |
| our | qağıbalıbızour swarm | qağıballarıbızour swarms |
| you all's | qağıbalığızyou all's swarm | qağıballarığızyou all's swarms |
| their | qağıballarıtheir swarm | qağıballarıtheir swarms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qağıbalları can mean "his / her swarms", "their swarm", or "their swarms" — context decides.