qawal
/qawal/
Definition
a shotgun, a double-barrelled hunting gun
- eki awuzlu qawal — a double-barrelled shotgun
- qawalın alıb uwğa çıqdı — he took his shotgun and went out hunting
- atasını qawalı — his father's shotgun
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qawalthe shotgun | qawallathe shotguns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qawalnıthe shotgun's | qawallanıthe shotguns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qawalnıthe shotgun (as the object) | qawallanıthe shotguns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qawalğato the shotgun | qawallağato the shotguns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qawaldaat / in the shotgun | qawalladaat / in the shotguns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qawaldanfrom the shotgun | qawalladanfrom the shotguns | 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 | qawalımmy shotgun | qawallarımmy shotguns |
| your | qawalıngyour shotgun | qawallarıngyour shotguns |
| his / her | qawalıhis / her shotgun | qawallarıhis / her shotguns |
| our | qawalıbızour shotgun | qawallarıbızour shotguns |
| you all's | qawalığızyou all's shotgun | qawallarığızyou all's shotguns |
| their | qawallarıtheir shotgun | qawallarıtheir shotguns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qawalları can mean "his / her shotguns", "their shotgun", or "their shotguns" — context decides.