qaraqulaq
/qaraqulaq/ · plural qaraqulaqla
1. black-eared, having black ears one source
- qaraqulaq aq it — a black-eared white dog
- bir qaraqulaq aq qoy — a black-eared white sheep
- ol qoy qaraqulaq edi — that sheep was black-eared
- bizni qaraqulaq eçkibiz — our black-eared goat
- qaraqulaq aq ögüzle kesedile — they slaughter black-eared white oxen
2. chervonets, a unit of money in use during the NEP period of the 1920s — An old colloquial name for the Soviet chervonets of the NEP years; Guzeev 1996–2005 marks it colloquial and obsolete. one source
- atam menŋe qaraqulaq berdi — my father gave me a chervonets
- eki qaraqulaq töledik — we paid two chervontsy
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qaraqulaqmaI am black-eared | qaraqulaqsayou are black-eared | qaraqulaqdıhe is black-eared | qaraqulaqbızwe are black-eared | qaraqulaqsızyou all are black-eared | qaraqulaqdılathey are black-eared |
| comparative — more | qaraqulağıraqmaI am more black-eared | qaraqulağıraqsayou are more black-eared | qaraqulağıraqdıhe is more black-eared | qaraqulağıraqbızwe are more black-eared | qaraqulağıraqsızyou all are more black-eared | qaraqulağıraqdılathey are more black-eared |
| intensifier — very | bek qaraqulaqmaI am very black-eared | bek qaraqulaqsayou are very black-eared | bek qaraqulaqdıhe is very black-eared | bek qaraqulaqbızwe are very black-eared | bek qaraqulaqsızyou all are very black-eared | bek qaraqulaqdılathey are very black-eared |
| superlative — most | em qaraqulaqmaI am the most black-eared | em qaraqulaqsayou are the most black-eared | em qaraqulaqdıhe is the most black-eared | em qaraqulaqbızwe are the most black-eared | em qaraqulaqsızyou all are the most black-eared | em qaraqulaqdılathey are the most black-eared |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qaraqulaqdı — "compared to me, he is black-eared."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qaraqulaqdımine is black-eared | seniki qaraqulaqdıyours is black-eared | anıqı qaraqulaqdıhis is black-eared | bizniki qaraqulaqdıours is black-eared | sizniki qaraqulaqdıyours (pl.) is black-eared | alanıqı qaraqulaqdıtheirs is black-eared |
| comparative — more | meniki qaraqulağıraqdımine is more black-eared | seniki qaraqulağıraqdıyours is more black-eared | anıqı qaraqulağıraqdıhis is more black-eared | bizniki qaraqulağıraqdıours is more black-eared | sizniki qaraqulağıraqdıyours (pl.) is more black-eared | alanıqı qaraqulağıraqdıtheirs is more black-eared |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qaraqulaqdımine is very black-eared | seniki bek qaraqulaqdıyours is very black-eared | anıqı bek qaraqulaqdıhis is very black-eared | bizniki bek qaraqulaqdıours is very black-eared | sizniki bek qaraqulaqdıyours (pl.) is very black-eared | alanıqı bek qaraqulaqdıtheirs is very black-eared |
| superlative — most | meniki em qaraqulaqdımine is the most black-eared | seniki em qaraqulaqdıyours is the most black-eared | anıqı em qaraqulaqdıhis is the most black-eared | bizniki em qaraqulaqdıours is the most black-eared | sizniki em qaraqulaqdıyours (pl.) is the most black-eared | alanıqı em qaraqulaqdıtheirs is the most black-eared |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qaraqulaqdılamine are black-eared | senikile qaraqulaqdılayours are black-eared | anıqıla qaraqulaqdılahis are black-eared | biznikile qaraqulaqdılaours are black-eared | siznikile qaraqulaqdılayours (pl.) are black-eared | alanıqıla qaraqulaqdılatheirs are black-eared |
| comparative — more | menikile qaraqulağıraqdılamine are more black-eared | senikile qaraqulağıraqdılayours are more black-eared | anıqıla qaraqulağıraqdılahis are more black-eared | biznikile qaraqulağıraqdılaours are more black-eared | siznikile qaraqulağıraqdılayours (pl.) are more black-eared | alanıqıla qaraqulağıraqdılatheirs are more black-eared |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qaraqulaqdılamine are very black-eared | senikile bek qaraqulaqdılayours are very black-eared | anıqıla bek qaraqulaqdılahis are very black-eared | biznikile bek qaraqulaqdılaours are very black-eared | siznikile bek qaraqulaqdılayours (pl.) are very black-eared | alanıqıla bek qaraqulaqdılatheirs are very black-eared |
| superlative — most | menikile em qaraqulaqdılamine are the most black-eared | senikile em qaraqulaqdılayours are the most black-eared | anıqıla em qaraqulaqdılahis are the most black-eared | biznikile em qaraqulaqdılaours are the most black-eared | siznikile em qaraqulaqdılayours (pl.) are the most black-eared | alanıqıla em qaraqulaqdılatheirs are the most black-eared |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qaraqulaqdı, bıla qaraqulaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaraqulaqthe chervonets | qaraqulağımmy chervonets | qaraqulağıŋyour chervonets | qaraqulağıhis chervonets | qaraqulağıbızour chervonets | qaraqulağığızyou all's chervonets | qaraqulaqlarıtheir chervonetses |
| Genitive | qaraqulaqnıthe chervonets' | qaraqulağımımy chervonets' | qaraqulağıŋıyour chervonets' | qaraqulağınıhis chervonets' | qaraqulağıbıznıour chervonets' | qaraqulağığıznıyou all's chervonets' | qaraqulaqlarınıtheir chervonetses' |
| Accusative | qaraqulaqnıthe chervonets (as the object) | qaraqulağımımy chervonets (as the object) | qaraqulağıŋıyour chervonets (as the object) | qaraqulağınhis chervonets (as the object) | qaraqulağıbıznıour chervonets (as the object) | qaraqulağığıznıyou all's chervonets (as the object) | qaraqulaqlarıntheir chervonetses (as the object) |
| Dative | qaraqulaqğato the chervonets | qaraqulağımato my chervonets | qaraqulağıŋato your chervonets | qaraqulağınato his chervonets | qaraqulağıbızğato our chervonets | qaraqulağığızğato you all's chervonets | qaraqulaqlarınato their chervonetses |
| Locative | qaraqulaqdain / at the chervonets | qaraqulağımdain / at my chervonets | qaraqulağıŋdain / at your chervonets | qaraqulağındain / at his chervonets | qaraqulağıbızdain / at our chervonets | qaraqulağığızdain / at you all's chervonets | qaraqulaqlarındain / at their chervonetses |
| Ablative | qaraqulaqdanfrom the chervonets | qaraqulağımdanfrom my chervonets | qaraqulağıŋdanfrom your chervonets | qaraqulağındanfrom his chervonets | qaraqulağıbızdanfrom our chervonets | qaraqulağığızdanfrom you all's chervonets | qaraqulaqlarındanfrom their chervonetses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaraqulaqlathe chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarımmy chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıŋyour chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıhis chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıbızour chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarığızyou all's chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıtheir chervonetses |
| Genitive | qaraqulaqlanıthe chervonetses' | qaraqulaqlarımımy chervonetses' | qaraqulaqlarıŋıyour chervonetses' | qaraqulaqlarınıhis chervonetses' | qaraqulaqlarıbıznıour chervonetses' | qaraqulaqlarığıznıyou all's chervonetses' | qaraqulaqlarınıtheir chervonetses' |
| Accusative | qaraqulaqlanıthe chervonetses (as the object) | qaraqulaqlarımımy chervonetses (as the object) | qaraqulaqlarıŋıyour chervonetses (as the object) | qaraqulaqlarınhis chervonetses (as the object) | qaraqulaqlarıbıznıour chervonetses (as the object) | qaraqulaqlarığıznıyou all's chervonetses (as the object) | qaraqulaqlarıntheir chervonetses (as the object) |
| Dative | qaraqulaqlağato the chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarımato my chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıŋato your chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarınato his chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıbızğato our chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarığızğato you all's chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarınato their chervonetses |
| Locative | qaraqulaqladain / at the chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarımdain / at my chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıŋdain / at your chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarındain / at his chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıbızdain / at our chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarığızdain / at you all's chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarındain / at their chervonetses |
| Ablative | qaraqulaqladanfrom the chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarımdanfrom my chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıŋdanfrom your chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarındanfrom his chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarıbızdanfrom our chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarığızdanfrom you all's chervonetses | qaraqulaqlarındanfrom their chervonetses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaraqulaqları can mean "his / her chervonetses", "their chervonets", or "their chervonetses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.