qaŋa
/ qaŋa /
Definitions noun board, plank, deal
Definitions noun boarded, of planks
Definitions noun food, fare (figurative, from the sense 'table')
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qaŋa the board | qaŋala the boards | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qaŋanı the board's | qaŋalanı the boards' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qaŋanı the board (as the object) | qaŋalanı the boards (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qaŋağa to the board | qaŋalağa to the boards | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qaŋada at / in the board | qaŋalada at / in the boards | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qaŋadan from the board | qaŋaladan from the boards | 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 | qaŋam my board | qaŋalarım my boards |
| your | qaŋaŋ your board | qaŋalarıŋ your boards |
| his / her | qaŋası his / her board | qaŋaları his / her boards |
| our | qaŋabız our board | qaŋalarıbız our boards |
| you all's | qaŋağız you all's board | qaŋalarığız you all's boards |
| their | qaŋaları their board | qaŋaları their boards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaŋaları can mean "his / her boards", "their board", or "their boards" — context decides.