qawdan
/qawdan/
Definitions
1. dry standing grass, last year's growth left on the root
- qawdan mal — stock kept on dry standing grass
- malla qawdanda otlaydıla — the stock graze on the dry grass
2. winter grazing, the pasture stock feed on in winter
- qawdanga tıyarğa — to keep an animal on winter grazing
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qawdanthe dry standing grass | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qawdannıthe dry standing grass' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qawdannıthe dry standing grass (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qawdangato the dry standing grass | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qawdandaat / in the dry standing grass | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qawdandanfrom the dry standing grass | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | qawdanımmy dry standing grass |
| your | qawdanıngyour dry standing grass |
| his / her | qawdanıhis / her dry standing grass |
| our | qawdanıbızour dry standing grass |
| you all's | qawdanığızyou all's dry standing grass |
| their | qawdanlarıtheir dry standing grass |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.