qartçığa
/qarttʃɯʁa/
Definition
a hawk
- qartçığa uya — a hawk's nest
- qartçığa balası — a young hawk
- qartçığa çıpçıqnı sürdü — the hawk chased the little bird
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qartçığathe hawk | qartçığalathe hawks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qartçığanıthe hawk's | qartçığalanıthe hawks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qartçığanıthe hawk (as the object) | qartçığalanıthe hawks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qartçığağato the hawk | qartçığalağato the hawks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qartçığadaat / in the hawk | qartçığaladaat / in the hawks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qartçığadanfrom the hawk | qartçığaladanfrom the hawks | 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 | qartçığammy hawk | qartçığalarımmy hawks |
| your | qartçığangyour hawk | qartçığalarıngyour hawks |
| his / her | qartçığasıhis / her hawk | qartçığalarıhis / her hawks |
| our | qartçığabızour hawk | qartçığalarıbızour hawks |
| you all's | qartçığağızyou all's hawk | qartçığalarığızyou all's hawks |
| their | qartçığalarıtheir hawk | qartçığalarıtheir hawks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qartçığaları can mean "his / her hawks", "their hawk", or "their hawks" — context decides.