qımız
/qɯmɯz/
Definitions
1. kumis, fermented mare's milk
- qımız içerge — to drink kumis
- tatlı qımız — sweet kumis
- qımız köb boldu — there was a great deal of kumis
2. mare, especially one that is giving milk
- qımız baytal — a mare in milk
- qımıznı qulunu — the mare's foal
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qımızthe kumis | qımızlathe kumises | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qımıznıthe kumis' | qımızlanıthe kumises' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qımıznıthe kumis (as the object) | qımızlanıthe kumises (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qımızğato the kumis | qımızlağato the kumises | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qımızdaat / in the kumis | qımızladaat / in the kumises | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qımızdanfrom the kumis | qımızladanfrom the kumises | 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 | qımızımmy kumis | qımızlarımmy kumises |
| your | qımızıngyour kumis | qımızlarıngyour kumises |
| his / her | qımızıhis / her kumis | qımızlarıhis / her kumises |
| our | qımızıbızour kumis | qımızlarıbızour kumises |
| you all's | qımızığızyou all's kumis | qımızlarığızyou all's kumises |
| their | qımızlarıtheir kumis | qımızlarıtheir kumises |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qımızları can mean "his / her kumises", "their kumis", or "their kumises" — context decides.