qarançha
/qarantʃxa/
Definition
a scarecrow, a figure set up to frighten birds
- qorqğan qarğa qarançhadan ürker — a frightened crow shies away from a scarecrow
- baçhada qarançha — a scarecrow in the vegetable garden
- qarançhağa salıngan adam — a man set up as a puppet
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qarançhathe scarecrow | qarançhalathe scarecrows | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qarançhanıthe scarecrow's | qarançhalanıthe scarecrows' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qarançhanıthe scarecrow (as the object) | qarançhalanıthe scarecrows (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qarançhağato the scarecrow | qarançhalağato the scarecrows | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qarançhadaat / in the scarecrow | qarançhaladaat / in the scarecrows | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qarançhadanfrom the scarecrow | qarançhaladanfrom the scarecrows | 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 | qarançhammy scarecrow | qarançhalarımmy scarecrows |
| your | qarançhangyour scarecrow | qarançhalarıngyour scarecrows |
| his / her | qarançhasıhis / her scarecrow | qarançhalarıhis / her scarecrows |
| our | qarançhabızour scarecrow | qarançhalarıbızour scarecrows |
| you all's | qarançhağızyou all's scarecrow | qarançhalarığızyou all's scarecrows |
| their | qarançhalarıtheir scarecrow | qarançhalarıtheir scarecrows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarançhaları can mean "his / her scarecrows", "their scarecrow", or "their scarecrows" — context decides.