qaşıq
/ qaʃɯq /
Definitions noun spoon
Definitions noun a spoonful, as much as a spoon holds
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qaşıq the spoon | qaşıqla the spoons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qaşıqnı the spoon's | qaşıqlanı the spoons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qaşıqnı the spoon (as the object) | qaşıqlanı the spoons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qaşıqğa to the spoon | qaşıqlağa to the spoons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qaşıqda at / in the spoon | qaşıqlada at / in the spoons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qaşıqdan from the spoon | qaşıqladan from the spoons | 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 | qaşığım my spoon | qaşıqlarım my spoons |
| your | qaşığıŋ your spoon | qaşıqlarıŋ your spoons |
| his / her | qaşığı his / her spoon | qaşıqları his / her spoons |
| our | qaşığıbız our spoon | qaşıqlarıbız our spoons |
| you all's | qaşığığız you all's spoon | qaşıqlarığız you all's spoons |
| their | qaşıqları their spoon | qaşıqları their spoons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaşıqları can mean "his / her spoons", "their spoon", or "their spoons" — context decides.