qıshaç
/qɯsxatʃ/
Definition
tongs, pincers, a hinged tool with two arms for gripping
- qıshaçnı alırğa — to take up the tongs
- qıshaç bla külnü beri eterge — to rake the ashes aside with the tongs
- qıshaç bla tutarğa — to grip with tongs
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qıshaçthe tongs | qıshaçlathe tongses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qıshaçnıthe tongs' | qıshaçlanıthe tongses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qıshaçnıthe tongs (as the object) | qıshaçlanıthe tongses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qıshaçhato the tongs | qıshaçlağato the tongses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıshaçdaat / in the tongs | qıshaçladaat / in the tongses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıshaçdanfrom the tongs | qıshaçladanfrom the tongses | 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 | qıshaçımmy tongs | qıshaçlarımmy tongses |
| your | qıshaçıngyour tongs | qıshaçlarıngyour tongses |
| his / her | qıshaçıhis / her tongs | qıshaçlarıhis / her tongses |
| our | qıshaçıbızour tongs | qıshaçlarıbızour tongses |
| you all's | qıshaçığızyou all's tongs | qıshaçlarığızyou all's tongses |
| their | qıshaçlarıtheir tongs | qıshaçlarıtheir tongses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qıshaçları can mean "his / her tongses", "their tongs", or "their tongses" — context decides.