qırdış
/qɯrdɯʃ/
Definitions
1. grass, turf, sward
- jaşil qırdış — green grass
- arbazğa qırdış qozlağandı — the yard is overgrown with grass
- tögerekni qırdış küçlegendi — grass has taken over all around
2. virgin land, unbroken ground
- qırdışnı sürürge — to plough the virgin land
- qırdış jerle — virgin lands
- qırdışnı sürdüle — they ploughed up the unbroken ground
3. hair, coat
- çabırlıqnı qırdışın alıw — removing the hair from the hide for footwear
- tüymeni qırdışı bla qobardı — he tore the button off with the cloth
- terini qırdışın aldıla — they took the hair off the hide
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qırdışthe grass | qırdışlathe grasses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qırdışnıthe grass' | qırdışlanıthe grasses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qırdışnıthe grass (as the object) | qırdışlanıthe grasses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qırdışhato the grass | qırdışlağato the grasses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qırdışdaat / in the grass | qırdışladaat / in the grasses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qırdışdanfrom the grass | qırdışladanfrom the grasses | 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 | qırdışımmy grass | qırdışlarımmy grasses |
| your | qırdışıngyour grass | qırdışlarıngyour grasses |
| his / her | qırdışıhis / her grass | qırdışlarıhis / her grasses |
| our | qırdışıbızour grass | qırdışlarıbızour grasses |
| you all's | qırdışığızyou all's grass | qırdışlarığızyou all's grasses |
| their | qırdışlarıtheir grass | qırdışlarıtheir grasses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qırdışları can mean "his / her grasses", "their grass", or "their grasses" — context decides.