qumursha
/qumursxa/ · plural qumurshala
ant
- qumursha töbe — an anthill
- qumurshala işleydile — the ants are working
- qumurshanı küçü ulludu — the ant's strength is great
- qumursha kesi gitçe, küçü ullu — the ant itself is small, its strength is great
- qumursha arıy bilmez — the ant knows no tiredness
- qumursha tawdan awar — an ant will cross over the mountain
- qumursha töbeni qozğama, jawdurasa — don't disturb the anthill, you'll bring rain
- qumurshala jıyılsala, pilni da jığarla — if ants gather, they will topple even an elephant
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qumurshathe ant | qumurshammy ant | qumurshaŋyour ant | qumurshasıhis ant | qumurshabızour ant | qumurshağızyou all's ant | qumurshalarıtheir ants |
| Genitive | qumurshanıthe ant's | qumurshamımy ant's | qumurshaŋıyour ant's | qumurshasınıhis ant's | qumurshabıznıour ant's | qumurshağıznıyou all's ant's | qumurshalarınıtheir ants' |
| Accusative | qumurshanıthe ant (as the object) | qumurshamımy ant (as the object) | qumurshaŋıyour ant (as the object) | qumurshasınhis ant (as the object) | qumurshabıznıour ant (as the object) | qumurshağıznıyou all's ant (as the object) | qumurshalarıntheir ants (as the object) |
| Dative | qumurshağato the ant | qumurshamato my ant | qumurshaŋato your ant | qumurshasınato his ant | qumurshabızğato our ant | qumurshağızğato you all's ant | qumurshalarınato their ants |
| Locative | qumurshadain / at the ant | qumurshamdain / at my ant | qumurshaŋdain / at your ant | qumurshasındain / at his ant | qumurshabızdain / at our ant | qumurshağızdain / at you all's ant | qumurshalarındain / at their ants |
| Ablative | qumurshadanfrom the ant | qumurshamdanfrom my ant | qumurshaŋdanfrom your ant | qumurshasındanfrom his ant | qumurshabızdanfrom our ant | qumurshağızdanfrom you all's ant | qumurshalarındanfrom their ants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qumurshalathe ants | qumurshalarımmy ants | qumurshalarıŋyour ants | qumurshalarıhis ants | qumurshalarıbızour ants | qumurshalarığızyou all's ants | qumurshalarıtheir ants |
| Genitive | qumurshalanıthe ants' | qumurshalarımımy ants' | qumurshalarıŋıyour ants' | qumurshalarınıhis ants' | qumurshalarıbıznıour ants' | qumurshalarığıznıyou all's ants' | qumurshalarınıtheir ants' |
| Accusative | qumurshalanıthe ants (as the object) | qumurshalarımımy ants (as the object) | qumurshalarıŋıyour ants (as the object) | qumurshalarınhis ants (as the object) | qumurshalarıbıznıour ants (as the object) | qumurshalarığıznıyou all's ants (as the object) | qumurshalarıntheir ants (as the object) |
| Dative | qumurshalağato the ants | qumurshalarımato my ants | qumurshalarıŋato your ants | qumurshalarınato his ants | qumurshalarıbızğato our ants | qumurshalarığızğato you all's ants | qumurshalarınato their ants |
| Locative | qumurshaladain / at the ants | qumurshalarımdain / at my ants | qumurshalarıŋdain / at your ants | qumurshalarındain / at his ants | qumurshalarıbızdain / at our ants | qumurshalarığızdain / at you all's ants | qumurshalarındain / at their ants |
| Ablative | qumurshaladanfrom the ants | qumurshalarımdanfrom my ants | qumurshalarıŋdanfrom your ants | qumurshalarındanfrom his ants | qumurshalarıbızdanfrom our ants | qumurshalarığızdanfrom you all's ants | qumurshalarındanfrom their ants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qumurshaları can mean "his / her ants", "their ant", or "their ants" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.