qaya
/qaja/
Definition
rock, cliff, crag, steep mountain precipice
- qayanı başında qart quş olturadı — an old eagle perches atop the cliff
- miyik qayadan taw suwu sarqadı — mountain water runs down from the high rock
- qayalanı qıyırında batırla jolnu tabdıla — at the edge of the cliffs the brave ones found the path
Related
qayalıhavingrocky, craggy, full of cliffs
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qayathe rock | qayalathe rocks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qayanıthe rock's | qayalanıthe rocks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qayanıthe rock (as the object) | qayalanıthe rocks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qayağato the rock | qayalağato the rocks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qayadaat / in the rock | qayaladaat / in the rocks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qayadanfrom the rock | qayaladanfrom the rocks | 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 | qayammy rock | qayalarımmy rocks |
| your | qayangyour rock | qayalarıngyour rocks |
| his / her | qayasıhis / her rock | qayalarıhis / her rocks |
| our | qayabızour rock | qayalarıbızour rocks |
| you all's | qayağızyou all's rock | qayalarığızyou all's rocks |
| their | qayalarıtheir rock | qayalarıtheir rocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qayaları can mean "his / her rocks", "their rock", or "their rocks" — context decides.