qıçırım
/qɯtʃɯrɯm/
Definition
a verst, a mile; a kilometre — originally the distance at which a shout can be heard
- bir qıçırım jol — a verst of road
- ming qıçırım jol — a thousand versts of road
- üç qıçırım uzaqda — three versts away
Related
çaqırımvarianta verst; a kilometre
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qıçırımthe verst | qıçırımlathe versts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qıçırımnıthe verst's | qıçırımlanıthe versts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qıçırımnıthe verst (as the object) | qıçırımlanıthe versts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qıçırımğato the verst | qıçırımlağato the versts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıçırımdaat / in the verst | qıçırımladaat / in the versts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıçırımdanfrom the verst | qıçırımladanfrom the versts | 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 | qıçırımımmy verst | qıçırımlarımmy versts |
| your | qıçırımıngyour verst | qıçırımlarıngyour versts |
| his / her | qıçırımıhis / her verst | qıçırımlarıhis / her versts |
| our | qıçırımıbızour verst | qıçırımlarıbızour versts |
| you all's | qıçırımığızyou all's verst | qıçırımlarığızyou all's versts |
| their | qıçırımlarıtheir verst | qıçırımlarıtheir versts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qıçırımları can mean "his / her versts", "their verst", or "their versts" — context decides.