qağıt
/qaʁɯt/
Definitions
1. paper — the material
- men qalam, qağıt alama — I take pen and paper
- süek kesekçikleni qağıtha salığız — put the bone fragments on the paper
- aq qağıt — white paper
- juqa qağıt — thin paper
2. letter, a written message
- militsiyadan qağıt kelgendi — a letter came from the police
- qağıt jazdım — I wrote a letter
- kimdi senge qağıt jazıb bezdirgen? — who is it that has worn you out with letters?
- talay qağıt jazadı — he writes several letters
3. document, official paper, certificate
- bu qağıtnı ber — give this document
- jolowçu qağıtla — travel documents
- qağıtha qol salsang — if you sign the document
- arhiwde qağıtla saqlanadıla — the documents are kept in the archive
4. sheet, a leaf of paper
- eki qağıtha jazılğandı — it is written on two sheets
- jangı betle, jangı qağıtla — new pages, new sheets
- anga talay qağıt jabışıbdı — several sheets are stuck to it
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qağıtthe paper | qağıtlathe papers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qağıtnıthe paper's | qağıtlanıthe papers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qağıtnıthe paper (as the object) | qağıtlanıthe papers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qağıthato the paper | qağıtlağato the papers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qağıtdaat / in the paper | qağıtladaat / in the papers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qağıtdanfrom the paper | qağıtladanfrom the papers | 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 | qağıtımmy paper | qağıtlarımmy papers |
| your | qağıtıngyour paper | qağıtlarıngyour papers |
| his / her | qağıtıhis / her paper | qağıtlarıhis / her papers |
| our | qağıtıbızour paper | qağıtlarıbızour papers |
| you all's | qağıtığızyou all's paper | qağıtlarığızyou all's papers |
| their | qağıtlarıtheir paper | qağıtlarıtheir papers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qağıtları can mean "his / her papers", "their paper", or "their papers" — context decides.