qawuz
/qawuz/
Definitions
1. beeswax, the wax bees build with
- qawuzdan etgen üyle — houses built of wax
- qawuz jıyarğa — to gather beeswax
- qawuz sarıdı — the beeswax is yellow
2. a honeycomb
- qawuz bal — honey in the comb
- qawuz balla — combs of honey
- qawuzdan bal alırğa — to take honey out of the comb
Feedback
or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qawuzthe beeswax | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qawuznuthe beeswax's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qawuznuthe beeswax (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qawuzğato the beeswax | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qawuzdaat / in the beeswax | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qawuzdanfrom the beeswax | 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 | qawuzummy beeswax |
| your | qawuzungyour beeswax |
| his / her | qawuzuhis / her beeswax |
| our | qawuzubuzour beeswax |
| you all's | qawuzuğuzyou all's beeswax |
| their | qawuzlarıtheir beeswax |
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.