qangiç
/qaŋitʃ/
Definitions
1. sinewy and powerfully built
- qangiç adam — a powerfully built man
- qangiç jaş — a sinewy young man
- qangiç qart — a wiry old man
2. digging stake, a pointed stake used for digging the ground
- ağaç qangiç — a wooden digging stake
- qangiç bla qazarğa — to dig with a stake
- qangiçni alırğa — to take up the digging stake
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men qangiçmeI am sinewy | biz qangiçbizwe are sinewy |
| 2nd person | sen qangiçseyou are sinewy | siz qangiçsizyou all are sinewy |
| 3rd person | ol qangiçdihe / she / it is sinewy | ala qangiçdilethey are sinewy |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qangiçthe digging stake | qangiçlethe digging stakes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qangiçnithe digging stake's | qangiçlenithe digging stakes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qangiçnithe digging stake (as the object) | qangiçlenithe digging stakes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qangiçgeto the digging stake | qangiçlegeto the digging stakes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qangiçdeat / in the digging stake | qangiçledeat / in the digging stakes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qangiçdenfrom the digging stake | qangiçledenfrom the digging stakes | 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 | qangiçimmy digging stake | qangiçlerimmy digging stakes |
| your | qangiçingyour digging stake | qangiçleringyour digging stakes |
| his / her | qangiçihis / her digging stake | qangiçlerihis / her digging stakes |
| our | qangiçibizour digging stake | qangiçleribizour digging stakes |
| you all's | qangiçigizyou all's digging stake | qangiçlerigizyou all's digging stakes |
| their | qangiçleritheir digging stake | qangiçleritheir digging stakes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qangiçleri can mean "his / her digging stakes", "their digging stake", or "their digging stakes" — context decides.