qubas
/qubas/
Definitions
1. tanned leather; cattle hide dressed by tanning
- qubas çarıqla — shoes of tanned leather
- qubas belibaw — a belt of tanned leather
- qubas börk — a cap of tanned leather
2. yellow; of a yellow colour
- qubas teri — hide dyed yellow
- qubas bet — a tan colour
- qubas boyaw — a tan dye
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qubasthe tanned leather | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qubasnıthe tanned leather's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qubasnıthe tanned leather (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qubashato the tanned leather | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qubasdaat / in the tanned leather | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qubasdanfrom the tanned leather | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | qubasımmy tanned leather |
| your | qubasıngyour tanned leather |
| his / her | qubasıhis / her tanned leather |
| our | qubasıbızour tanned leather |
| you all's | qubasığızyou all's tanned leather |
| their | qubaslarıtheir tanned leather |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu qubasdıthis is yellow | bıla qubasdılathese are yellow |
| that / those | ol qubasdıthat / it is yellow | ala qubasdılathose / they are yellow |
| mine | meniki qubasdımine is yellow | menikile qubasdılamine are yellow |
| yours | seniki qubasdıyours is yellow | senikile qubasdılayours are yellow |
| ours | bizniki qubasdıours is yellow | biznikile qubasdılaours are yellow |