qaphan
/qapxan/
Definitions
1. a trap, a snare set to catch an animal
- qaphanga tüşerge — to fall into a trap
- qaphan salırğa — to set a trap
- qaplan qaphanga tüşmez — a leopard will not fall into a trap
2. a hold from which one cannot free oneself, an overpowering force
- süymeklik qaphanga tüşgenme — I have fallen into the snare of love
- jarlılıqnı qaphanı — the grip of poverty
- qaphandan qutulurğa — to break free of the hold
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qaphanthe trap | qaphanlathe traps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qaphannıthe trap's | qaphanlanıthe traps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qaphannıthe trap (as the object) | qaphanlanıthe traps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qaphangato the trap | qaphanlağato the traps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qaphandaat / in the trap | qaphanladaat / in the traps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qaphandanfrom the trap | qaphanladanfrom the traps | 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 | qaphanımmy trap | qaphanlarımmy traps |
| your | qaphanıngyour trap | qaphanlarıngyour traps |
| his / her | qaphanıhis / her trap | qaphanlarıhis / her traps |
| our | qaphanıbızour trap | qaphanlarıbızour traps |
| you all's | qaphanığızyou all's trap | qaphanlarığızyou all's traps |
| their | qaphanlarıtheir trap | qaphanlarıtheir traps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaphanları can mean "his / her traps", "their trap", or "their traps" — context decides.