qalaq
/qalaq/
Definitions
1. a wooden blade with a handle used for stirring food; a stirrer or spatula
- balına köre qalağı — a stirrer to match the honey
- qalaq bla bulğarğa — to stir with a stirrer
- ağaç qalaq — a wooden stirrer
2. an oar
- qalaq tartarğa — to pull an oar
- qalaqla bla jürügen keme — a vessel that moves by oars
3. the flat part of any object
- süekni qalağı — the flat part of the bone
4. a wooden plank coated with fine sand for whetting a scythe
- çalğını qalaq bla bilerge — to whet the scythe with the sanded plank
5. one of a pair of small boards clapped together in time to dance music
- qalaqla qağarğa — to clap the boards in time
6. a mason's trowel
- usta qalaqnı aldı — the craftsman took up the trowel
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qalaqthe stirrer | qalaqlathe stirrers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qalaqnıthe stirrer's | qalaqlanıthe stirrers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qalaqnıthe stirrer (as the object) | qalaqlanıthe stirrers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qalaqğato the stirrer | qalaqlağato the stirrers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qalaqdaat / in the stirrer | qalaqladaat / in the stirrers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qalaqdanfrom the stirrer | qalaqladanfrom the stirrers | 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 | qalağımmy stirrer | qalaqlarımmy stirrers |
| your | qalağıngyour stirrer | qalaqlarıngyour stirrers |
| his / her | qalağıhis / her stirrer | qalaqlarıhis / her stirrers |
| our | qalağıbızour stirrer | qalaqlarıbızour stirrers |
| you all's | qalağığızyou all's stirrer | qalaqlarığızyou all's stirrers |
| their | qalaqlarıtheir stirrer | qalaqlarıtheir stirrers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qalaqları can mean "his / her stirrers", "their stirrer", or "their stirrers" — context decides.