qıraw
/qɯraw/
Definitions
1. hoarfrost, rime, the white coating that settles on plants and trees
- terekleni qıraw bashandı — the trees are covered with hoarfrost
- aq qıraw — white rime
- qıraw tartarğa — to become covered with rime
2. a night freeze, a spell of cold that nips the growing crop
- ertte tüşgen qıraw — an early freeze
- qıraw tüşgendi — there has been a freeze
- küzgü qıraw — the autumn freeze
3. dim-sighted, having clouded eyes
- qıraw közle — dim, clouded eyes
- qıraw qart — a dim-sighted old man
- közleri qırawdu — his eyes are clouded
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qırawthe hoarfrost | qırawlathe hoarfrosts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qırawnuthe hoarfrost's | qırawlanıthe hoarfrosts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qırawnuthe hoarfrost (as the object) | qırawlanıthe hoarfrosts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qırawğato the hoarfrost | qırawlağato the hoarfrosts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qırawdaat / in the hoarfrost | qırawladaat / in the hoarfrosts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qırawdanfrom the hoarfrost | qırawladanfrom the hoarfrosts | 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 | qırawummy hoarfrost | qırawlarımmy hoarfrosts |
| your | qırawungyour hoarfrost | qırawlarıngyour hoarfrosts |
| his / her | qırawuhis / her hoarfrost | qırawlarıhis / her hoarfrosts |
| our | qırawubuzour hoarfrost | qırawlarıbızour hoarfrosts |
| you all's | qırawuğuzyou all's hoarfrost | qırawlarığızyou all's hoarfrosts |
| their | qırawlarıtheir hoarfrost | qırawlarıtheir hoarfrosts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qırawları can mean "his / her hoarfrosts", "their hoarfrost", or "their hoarfrosts" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men qırawmaI am dim-sighted | biz qırawbuzwe are dim-sighted |
| 2nd person | sen qırawsayou are dim-sighted | siz qırawsuzyou all are dim-sighted |
| 3rd person | ol qırawduhe / she / it is dim-sighted | ala qırawdulathey are dim-sighted |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu qırawduthis is dim-sighted | bıla qırawdulathese are dim-sighted |
| that / those | ol qırawduthat / it is dim-sighted | ala qırawdulathose / they are dim-sighted |
| mine | meniki qırawdumine is dim-sighted | menikile qırawdulamine are dim-sighted |
| yours | seniki qırawduyours is dim-sighted | senikile qırawdulayours are dim-sighted |
| ours | bizniki qırawduours is dim-sighted | biznikile qırawdulaours are dim-sighted |