qalpaq
/qalpaq/
Definitions
1. a hat, a brimmed or high felt headdress
- kiyiz qalpaq — a felt hat
- aq kiyiz qalpaq — a white felt hat
- salam qalpaq — a straw hat
2. the helmet of a diving or space suit
- skafandrnı qalpağı — the helmet of the space suit
3. a dome crowning a building
- meçitni qalpağı — the dome of the mosque
4. a rounded or conical lid fitted to a vessel
- çoyunga qalpaq salırğa — to put the lid on the cauldron
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qalpaqthe hat | qalpaqlathe hats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qalpaqnıthe hat's | qalpaqlanıthe hats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qalpaqnıthe hat (as the object) | qalpaqlanıthe hats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qalpaqğato the hat | qalpaqlağato the hats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qalpaqdaat / in the hat | qalpaqladaat / in the hats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qalpaqdanfrom the hat | qalpaqladanfrom the hats | 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 | qalpağımmy hat | qalpaqlarımmy hats |
| your | qalpağıngyour hat | qalpaqlarıngyour hats |
| his / her | qalpağıhis / her hat | qalpaqlarıhis / her hats |
| our | qalpağıbızour hat | qalpaqlarıbızour hats |
| you all's | qalpağığızyou all's hat | qalpaqlarığızyou all's hats |
| their | qalpaqlarıtheir hat | qalpaqlarıtheir hats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qalpaqları can mean "his / her hats", "their hat", or "their hats" — context decides.