qarılğaç
/ qarɯlʁatʃ /
Definition noun swallow
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qarılğaç the swallow | qarılğaçla the swallows | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qarılğaçnı the swallow's | qarılğaçlanı the swallows' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qarılğaçnı the swallow (as the object) | qarılğaçlanı the swallows (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qarılğaçha to the swallow | qarılğaçlağa to the swallows | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qarılğaçda at / in the swallow | qarılğaçlada at / in the swallows | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qarılğaçdan from the swallow | qarılğaçladan from the swallows | 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 | qarılğaçım my swallow | qarılğaçlarım my swallows |
| your | qarılğaçıŋ your swallow | qarılğaçlarıŋ your swallows |
| his / her | qarılğaçı his / her swallow | qarılğaçları his / her swallows |
| our | qarılğaçıbız our swallow | qarılğaçlarıbız our swallows |
| you all's | qarılğaçığız you all's swallow | qarılğaçlarığız you all's swallows |
| their | qarılğaçları their swallow | qarılğaçları their swallows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarılğaçları can mean "his / her swallows", "their swallow", or "their swallows" — context decides.