qızçıq
/qɯztʃɯq/
Definitions
1. little girl
- qızçıqla arbazda oynaydıla — the little girls are playing in the yard
- qızçıq keledi — a little girl is coming
- anı eki qızçığı bardı — she has two little girls
2. girl (affectionate form)
- ariw qızçıq — a pretty girl
- qızçıqla tepseydile — the girls are dancing
- kele turğan qızçıq — the girl who is coming
3. my dear (used in addressing a daughter or a young girl)
- qızçıq bir suw içir — my dear, give me a drink of water
- honşumu qızçığı — my neighbour's daughter
- qızçığım — my dear little daughter
Related
qızbasegirl, maiden; daughter; bride, betrothed girl; queen (in a pack of cards)
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qızçıqthe girl | qızçıqlathe girls | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qızçıqnıthe girl's | qızçıqlanıthe girls' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qızçıqnıthe girl (as the object) | qızçıqlanıthe girls (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qızçıqğato the girl | qızçıqlağato the girls | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qızçıqdaat / in the girl | qızçıqladaat / in the girls | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qızçıqdanfrom the girl | qızçıqladanfrom the girls | 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 | qızçığımmy girl | qızçıqlarımmy girls |
| your | qızçığıngyour girl | qızçıqlarıngyour girls |
| his / her | qızçığıhis / her girl | qızçıqlarıhis / her girls |
| our | qızçığıbızour girl | qızçıqlarıbızour girls |
| you all's | qızçığığızyou all's girl | qızçıqlarığızyou all's girls |
| their | qızçıqlarıtheir girl | qızçıqlarıtheir girls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qızçıqları can mean "his / her girls", "their girl", or "their girls" — context decides.