qral
/qral/
Definitions
1. country, state, realm, kingdom, nation
- qralda mamırlıq bolsun! — may there be peace in the country!
- ullu qralda köb millet jaşaydı — many nations live in the large country
- qralnı qanununa boyun salırğa kerekdi — one must obey the law of the state
- qral tili - birleşdirgen küçdü — the state language is a unifying force
2. homeland, native land, fatherland
- ata qralın süymegen adam joqdu — there is no person who does not love his fatherland
- qralıngnga boluşluq etgen - borçdu — helping your native land is a duty
- qralımdan uzaqda jüregim qıynaldı — far from my homeland my heart grieved
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qralthe country | qrallathe countries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qralnıthe country's | qrallanıthe countries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qralnıthe country (as the object) | qrallanıthe countries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qralğato the country | qrallağato the countries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qraldaat / in the country | qralladaat / in the countries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qraldanfrom the country | qralladanfrom the countries | 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 | qralımmy country | qrallarımmy countries |
| your | qralıngyour country | qrallarıngyour countries |
| his / her | qralıhis / her country | qrallarıhis / her countries |
| our | qralıbızour country | qrallarıbızour countries |
| you all's | qralığızyou all's country | qrallarığızyou all's countries |
| their | qrallarıtheir country | qrallarıtheir countries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qralları can mean "his / her countries", "their country", or "their countries" — context decides.