qaptal
/qaptal/
Definitions
1. kaftan, a quilted knee-length sleeveless outer coat
- qaptallı jaş — a young man in a kaftan
- qaptaldan kölek juwuq — the shirt is nearer than the kaftan
- qaptalnı kiyerge — to put on the kaftan
2. saddle flap, the leather panel hanging below the seat of a saddle
- at jerni qaptalı — the flap of the saddle
- jerni qaptalı jırtılğandı — the saddle flap is torn
- at jerge jangı qaptal salırğa — to fit a new flap to the saddle
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qaptalthe kaftan | qaptallathe kaftans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qaptalnıthe kaftan's | qaptallanıthe kaftans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qaptalnıthe kaftan (as the object) | qaptallanıthe kaftans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qaptalğato the kaftan | qaptallağato the kaftans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qaptaldaat / in the kaftan | qaptalladaat / in the kaftans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qaptaldanfrom the kaftan | qaptalladanfrom the kaftans | 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 | qaptalımmy kaftan | qaptallarımmy kaftans |
| your | qaptalıngyour kaftan | qaptallarıngyour kaftans |
| his / her | qaptalıhis / her kaftan | qaptallarıhis / her kaftans |
| our | qaptalıbızour kaftan | qaptallarıbızour kaftans |
| you all's | qaptalığızyou all's kaftan | qaptallarığızyou all's kaftans |
| their | qaptallarıtheir kaftan | qaptallarıtheir kaftans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaptalları can mean "his / her kaftans", "their kaftan", or "their kaftans" — context decides.