Qarça
/qartʃa/
Definition
Qarcha, the legendary leader and founding patriarch of the Karachay people
- Qarça Qaraçay halqnı başçısı bolğandı — Qarcha was the leader of the Karachay people
- Qarça jangı jerge elni keltirgendi — Qarcha brought the people to a new land
- Qarça jol ızladı — Qarcha traced a road
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Qarçathe Qarcha | Qarçalathe Qarchas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Qarçanıthe Qarcha's | Qarçalanıthe Qarchas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Qarçanıthe Qarcha (as the object) | Qarçalanıthe Qarchas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Qarçağato the Qarcha | Qarçalağato the Qarchas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Qarçadaat / in the Qarcha | Qarçaladaat / in the Qarchas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Qarçadanfrom the Qarcha | Qarçaladanfrom the Qarchas | 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 | Qarçammy Qarcha | Qarçalarımmy Qarchas |
| your | Qarçangyour Qarcha | Qarçalarıngyour Qarchas |
| his / her | Qarçasıhis / her Qarcha | Qarçalarıhis / her Qarchas |
| our | Qarçabızour Qarcha | Qarçalarıbızour Qarchas |
| you all's | Qarçağızyou all's Qarcha | Qarçalarığızyou all's Qarchas |
| their | Qarçalarıtheir Qarcha | Qarçalarıtheir Qarchas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Qarçaları can mean "his / her Qarchas", "their Qarcha", or "their Qarchas" — context decides.