qıçhaç
/qɯtʃxatʃ/
Definition
tongs, pincers; in particular the tongs kept at a hearth
- çüy qıçhaç — a nail puller
- qıçhaç bla kömür alırğa — to take up coal with the tongs
- qıçhaçnı burnu — the nose of the tongs
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qıçhaçthe tongs | qıçhaçlathe tongses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qıçhaçnıthe tongs' | qıçhaçlanıthe tongses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qıçhaçnıthe tongs (as the object) | qıçhaçlanıthe tongses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qıçhaçhato the tongs | qıçhaçlağato the tongses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıçhaçdaat / in the tongs | qıçhaçladaat / in the tongses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıçhaçdanfrom the tongs | qıçhaçladanfrom the tongses | 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 | qıçhaçımmy tongs | qıçhaçlarımmy tongses |
| your | qıçhaçıngyour tongs | qıçhaçlarıngyour tongses |
| his / her | qıçhaçıhis / her tongs | qıçhaçlarıhis / her tongses |
| our | qıçhaçıbızour tongs | qıçhaçlarıbızour tongses |
| you all's | qıçhaçığızyou all's tongs | qıçhaçlarığızyou all's tongses |
| their | qıçhaçlarıtheir tongs | qıçhaçlarıtheir tongses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qıçhaçları can mean "his / her tongses", "their tongs", or "their tongses" — context decides.