qapçıq
/qaptʃɯq/
Definition
hide bag, a sack made from the skin of a sheep or a goat taken off whole
- nartüh qapçıq — a sack of maize
- qapçıq soyarğa — to take the skin off whole
- qapçıqların teşerge — to undo their bags
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qapçıqthe hide bag | qapçıqlathe hide bags | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qapçıqnıthe hide bag's | qapçıqlanıthe hide bags' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qapçıqnıthe hide bag (as the object) | qapçıqlanıthe hide bags (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qapçıqğato the hide bag | qapçıqlağato the hide bags | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qapçıqdaat / in the hide bag | qapçıqladaat / in the hide bags | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qapçıqdanfrom the hide bag | qapçıqladanfrom the hide bags | 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 | qapçığımmy hide bag | qapçıqlarımmy hide bags |
| your | qapçığıngyour hide bag | qapçıqlarıngyour hide bags |
| his / her | qapçığıhis / her hide bag | qapçıqlarıhis / her hide bags |
| our | qapçığıbızour hide bag | qapçıqlarıbızour hide bags |
| you all's | qapçığığızyou all's hide bag | qapçıqlarığızyou all's hide bags |
| their | qapçıqlarıtheir hide bag | qapçıqlarıtheir hide bags |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qapçıqları can mean "his / her hide bags", "their hide bag", or "their hide bags" — context decides.