qırıq
/qɯrɯq/
Definitions
1. chute, trough or flume through which water is led
- tirmenni qırığı sıngandı — the mill's chute has broken
- qırıq bla suw enişge baradı — the water runs down through the flume
- qırıqnı qangadan işlegendile — they made the trough out of boards
2. groove or channel cut along the blade of a weapon or tool
- qamanı qırığı terendi — the groove of the dagger is deep
- qılıçda qırıq bardı — the sabre has a groove
- temirde qırıq işledile — they cut a groove in the iron
3. cleft or fissure in a rock face
- qaya qırıqda quş uya salğandı — an eagle has built a nest in the cleft of the crag
- qırıqdan suw tamadı — water drips from the fissure
- qırıqnı içinde qar qalğandı — snow has remained inside the fissure
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qırıqthe chute | qırıqlathe chutes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qırıqnıthe chute's | qırıqlanıthe chutes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qırıqnıthe chute (as the object) | qırıqlanıthe chutes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qırıqğato the chute | qırıqlağato the chutes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qırıqdaat / in the chute | qırıqladaat / in the chutes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qırıqdanfrom the chute | qırıqladanfrom the chutes | 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 | qırığımmy chute | qırıqlarımmy chutes |
| your | qırığıngyour chute | qırıqlarıngyour chutes |
| his / her | qırığıhis / her chute | qırıqlarıhis / her chutes |
| our | qırığıbızour chute | qırıqlarıbızour chutes |
| you all's | qırığığızyou all's chute | qırıqlarığızyou all's chutes |
| their | qırıqlarıtheir chute | qırıqlarıtheir chutes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qırıqları can mean "his / her chutes", "their chute", or "their chutes" — context decides.