qalaç
/qalatʃ/
Definitions
1. a small disc-shaped loaf baked in hot ashes or on a griddle
- qoçhar qoşhan qalaç — the ritual loaf
- qalaç bişirirge — to bake such a loaf
- jartı qalaç — half a loaf
2. the ring of a stove burner
- qalaçnı kötürürge — to lift the burner ring
- temir qalaç — an iron burner ring
- qalaç qızğandı — the burner ring has grown hot
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qalaçthe loaf | qalaçlathe loaves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qalaçnıthe loaf's | qalaçlanıthe loaves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qalaçnıthe loaf (as the object) | qalaçlanıthe loaves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qalaçhato the loaf | qalaçlağato the loaves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qalaçdaat / in the loaf | qalaçladaat / in the loaves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qalaçdanfrom the loaf | qalaçladanfrom the loaves | 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 | qalaçımmy loaf | qalaçlarımmy loaves |
| your | qalaçıngyour loaf | qalaçlarıngyour loaves |
| his / her | qalaçıhis / her loaf | qalaçlarıhis / her loaves |
| our | qalaçıbızour loaf | qalaçlarıbızour loaves |
| you all's | qalaçığızyou all's loaf | qalaçlarığızyou all's loaves |
| their | qalaçlarıtheir loaf | qalaçlarıtheir loaves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qalaçları can mean "his / her loaves", "their loaf", or "their loaves" — context decides.