qırğıy
/qɯrʁɯj/
Definitions
1. kite, a hawk of the open hillsides
- qırğıy ağaç tawuqnu sermedi — the kite snatched the wood grouse
- qırğıy kökde aylanadı — the kite is circling in the sky
- qırğıynı qanatları — the wings of the kite
2. slender and well-formed, of graceful build
- qırğıy sanla — a slender build
- qırğıy sanlı qız — a girl of graceful build
- qırğıy sanlarıngı jelle, jangurla tarayla — the winds and the rains comb your slender frame
Related
torğaysame classlark, a small ground-nesting songbird of open country
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qırğıythe kite | qırğıylathe kites | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qırğıynıthe kite's | qırğıylanıthe kites' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qırğıynıthe kite (as the object) | qırğıylanıthe kites (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qırğıyğato the kite | qırğıylağato the kites | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qırğıydaat / in the kite | qırğıyladaat / in the kites | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qırğıydanfrom the kite | qırğıyladanfrom the kites | 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 | qırğıyımmy kite | qırğıylarımmy kites |
| your | qırğıyıngyour kite | qırğıylarıngyour kites |
| his / her | qırğıyıhis / her kite | qırğıylarıhis / her kites |
| our | qırğıyıbızour kite | qırğıylarıbızour kites |
| you all's | qırğıyığızyou all's kite | qırğıylarığızyou all's kites |
| their | qırğıylarıtheir kite | qırğıylarıtheir kites |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qırğıyları can mean "his / her kites", "their kite", or "their kites" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men qırğıymaI am slender | biz qırğıybızwe are slender |
| 2nd person | sen qırğıysayou are slender | siz qırğıysızyou all are slender |
| 3rd person | ol qırğıydıhe / she / it is slender | ala qırğıydılathey are slender |