qıyı
/qɯjɯ/
Definition
a layer, a slab cut or lifted off in one piece
- biçenden qıyıla qobarırğa — to lift slabs off the hay
- qalın qıyı — a thick slab
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qıyıthe slab | qıyılathe slabs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qıyınıthe slab's | qıyılanıthe slabs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qıyınıthe slab (as the object) | qıyılanıthe slabs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qıyığato the slab | qıyılağato the slabs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıyıdaat / in the slab | qıyıladaat / in the slabs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıyıdanfrom the slab | qıyıladanfrom the slabs | 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 | qıyımmy slab | qıyılarımmy slabs |
| your | qıyıngyour slab | qıyılarıngyour slabs |
| his / her | qıyısıhis / her slab | qıyılarıhis / her slabs |
| our | qıyıbızour slab | qıyılarıbızour slabs |
| you all's | qıyığızyou all's slab | qıyılarığızyou all's slabs |
| their | qıyılarıtheir slab | qıyılarıtheir slabs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qıyıları can mean "his / her slabs", "their slab", or "their slabs" — context decides.