qarmaw
/qarmaw/
Definitions
1. groping, feeling about, searching
- tögeregingi qarmaw — feeling about you
- hurjun qarmaw — the searching of pockets
- şkafnı qarmaw — the rummaging of the cupboard
2. examination, investigation
- qannı qarmaw — a blood test
- qarmaw işle — research work
- teren qarmaw — a thorough investigation
3. grazing patch, a small plot of grass fit for mowing
- qarmaw jer — a patch where the cattle can find grass
- qarmawlada biçen çaldıla — they mowed hay on the small plots
- qarmawlanı çalırğa — to mow the grass patches
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qarmawthe groping | qarmawlathe gropings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qarmawnuthe groping's | qarmawlanıthe gropings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qarmawnuthe groping (as the object) | qarmawlanıthe gropings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qarmawğato the groping | qarmawlağato the gropings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qarmawdaat / in the groping | qarmawladaat / in the gropings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qarmawdanfrom the groping | qarmawladanfrom the gropings | 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 | qarmawummy groping | qarmawlarımmy gropings |
| your | qarmawungyour groping | qarmawlarıngyour gropings |
| his / her | qarmawuhis / her groping | qarmawlarıhis / her gropings |
| our | qarmawubuzour groping | qarmawlarıbızour gropings |
| you all's | qarmawuğuzyou all's groping | qarmawlarığızyou all's gropings |
| their | qarmawlarıtheir groping | qarmawlarıtheir gropings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarmawları can mean "his / her gropings", "their groping", or "their gropings" — context decides.