qalajük
/qaladʒyk/
Definition
a wooden plough of the older mountain type; an ard
- qalajük jayaq — the ploughshare of an ard
- qalajük bla jer sürgen — one who ploughed the land with an ard
- mangılayında qalajük ızla — furrows on his forehead like the tracks of an ard
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qalajükthe wooden plough | qalajüklethe wooden ploughs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qalajüknüthe wooden plough's | qalajüklenithe wooden ploughs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qalajüknüthe wooden plough (as the object) | qalajüklenithe wooden ploughs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qalajükgeto the wooden plough | qalajüklegeto the wooden ploughs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qalajükdeat / in the wooden plough | qalajükledeat / in the wooden ploughs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qalajükdenfrom the wooden plough | qalajükledenfrom the wooden ploughs | 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 | qalajügümmy wooden plough | qalajüklerimmy wooden ploughs |
| your | qalajügüngyour wooden plough | qalajükleringyour wooden ploughs |
| his / her | qalajügühis / her wooden plough | qalajüklerihis / her wooden ploughs |
| our | qalajügübüzour wooden plough | qalajükleribizour wooden ploughs |
| you all's | qalajügügüzyou all's wooden plough | qalajüklerigizyou all's wooden ploughs |
| their | qalajükleritheir wooden plough | qalajükleritheir wooden ploughs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qalajükleri can mean "his / her wooden ploughs", "their wooden plough", or "their wooden ploughs" — context decides.