qazaq
/qazaq/
Definitions
1. Cossack, Kuban/Terek Cossack horseman, free border warrior
- qazaq atlı jol boyunda köründü — the Cossack horseman appeared along the road
- Qaraçay bla qazaq — Karachays and Cossacks
- qazaq qılıçın jiti tutar — a Cossack keeps his sword sharp
2. Kazakh, a person of the Kazakh nation
- qazaq halq qardaş türk halqdı — the Kazakh people are a brotherly Turkic people
- qazaq til — the Kazakh language
- qazaq çöllede keng sabanla jayılğandıla — broad steppes spread in the Kazakh lands
3. lone, solitary, unaccompanied
- qazaq börü — a lone wolf
- er kişi jolda qazaq qaldı — the man remained alone and unaccompanied on the road
- qazaq jaşaw — a solitary life
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qazaqthe Cossack | qazaqlathe Cossacks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qazaqnıthe Cossack's | qazaqlanıthe Cossacks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qazaqnıthe Cossack (as the object) | qazaqlanıthe Cossacks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qazaqğato the Cossack | qazaqlağato the Cossacks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qazaqdaat / in the Cossack | qazaqladaat / in the Cossacks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qazaqdanfrom the Cossack | qazaqladanfrom the Cossacks | 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 | qazağımmy Cossack | qazaqlarımmy Cossacks |
| your | qazağıngyour Cossack | qazaqlarıngyour Cossacks |
| his / her | qazağıhis / her Cossack | qazaqlarıhis / her Cossacks |
| our | qazağıbızour Cossack | qazaqlarıbızour Cossacks |
| you all's | qazağığızyou all's Cossack | qazaqlarığızyou all's Cossacks |
| their | qazaqlarıtheir Cossack | qazaqlarıtheir Cossacks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qazaqları can mean "his / her Cossacks", "their Cossack", or "their Cossacks" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men qazaqmaI am lone | biz qazaqbızwe are lone |
| 2nd person | sen qazaqsayou are lone | siz qazaqsızyou all are lone |
| 3rd person | ol qazaqdıhe / she / it is lone | ala qazaqdılathey are lone |