qaymaq
/qajmaq/
Definitions
1. the fatty skin that forms on boiled milk; clotted cream
- qaymağın alırğa — to skim the cream off
- sütnü qaymağı qalındı — the skin on the milk is thick
- tatlı qaymaq — sweet clotted cream
2. foam lying on the surface of water
- suwnu üsünde qaymaq — foam on the surface of the water
3. the choicest part of something or of a group
- halqnı qaymağı — the cream of the people
- jıyılğanlanı qaymağı — the pick of those who had gathered
4. a dried dairy preparation eaten as a food
- qaymaq hazırlarğa — to prepare dried milk skin
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qaymaqthe cream | qaymaqlathe creams | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qaymaqnıthe cream's | qaymaqlanıthe creams' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qaymaqnıthe cream (as the object) | qaymaqlanıthe creams (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qaymaqğato the cream | qaymaqlağato the creams | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qaymaqdaat / in the cream | qaymaqladaat / in the creams | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qaymaqdanfrom the cream | qaymaqladanfrom the creams | 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 | qaymağımmy cream | qaymaqlarımmy creams |
| your | qaymağıngyour cream | qaymaqlarıngyour creams |
| his / her | qaymağıhis / her cream | qaymaqlarıhis / her creams |
| our | qaymağıbızour cream | qaymaqlarıbızour creams |
| you all's | qaymağığızyou all's cream | qaymaqlarığızyou all's creams |
| their | qaymaqlarıtheir cream | qaymaqlarıtheir creams |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaymaqları can mean "his / her creams", "their cream", or "their creams" — context decides.