Qaraçaylı
/qaratʃajlɯ/
Definition
a Karachay, a member of the Karachay people
- Qaraçaylıla tawda jaşaydıla — the Karachays live in the mountains
- Qaraçaylı tilin unutmaz — a Karachay will not forget his language
- Qaraçaylılanı adetleri — the customs of the Karachays
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Qaraçaylıthe Karachay | Qaraçaylılathe Karachays | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Qaraçaylınıthe Karachay's | Qaraçaylılanıthe Karachays' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Qaraçaylınıthe Karachay (as the object) | Qaraçaylılanıthe Karachays (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Qaraçaylığato the Karachay | Qaraçaylılağato the Karachays | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Qaraçaylıdaat / in the Karachay | Qaraçaylıladaat / in the Karachays | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Qaraçaylıdanfrom the Karachay | Qaraçaylıladanfrom the Karachays | 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 | Qaraçaylımmy Karachay | Qaraçaylılarımmy Karachays |
| your | Qaraçaylıngyour Karachay | Qaraçaylılarıngyour Karachays |
| his / her | Qaraçaylısıhis / her Karachay | Qaraçaylılarıhis / her Karachays |
| our | Qaraçaylıbızour Karachay | Qaraçaylılarıbızour Karachays |
| you all's | Qaraçaylığızyou all's Karachay | Qaraçaylılarığızyou all's Karachays |
| their | Qaraçaylılarıtheir Karachay | Qaraçaylılarıtheir Karachays |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Qaraçaylıları can mean "his / her Karachays", "their Karachay", or "their Karachays" — context decides.