qurmaç
/qurmatʃ/
Definition
parched grain; popped maize or wheat eaten as a snack
- qurmaç aşarğa — to eat parched grain
- tatlı qurmaç — sweet parched maize
- qurmaçnı aldı — he took the parched grain
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qurmaçthe parched grain | qurmaçlathe parched grains | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qurmaçnıthe parched grain's | qurmaçlanıthe parched grains' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qurmaçnıthe parched grain (as the object) | qurmaçlanıthe parched grains (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qurmaçhato the parched grain | qurmaçlağato the parched grains | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qurmaçdaat / in the parched grain | qurmaçladaat / in the parched grains | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qurmaçdanfrom the parched grain | qurmaçladanfrom the parched grains | 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 | qurmaçımmy parched grain | qurmaçlarımmy parched grains |
| your | qurmaçıngyour parched grain | qurmaçlarıngyour parched grains |
| his / her | qurmaçıhis / her parched grain | qurmaçlarıhis / her parched grains |
| our | qurmaçıbızour parched grain | qurmaçlarıbızour parched grains |
| you all's | qurmaçığızyou all's parched grain | qurmaçlarığızyou all's parched grains |
| their | qurmaçlarıtheir parched grain | qurmaçlarıtheir parched grains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qurmaçları can mean "his / her parched grains", "their parched grain", or "their parched grains" — context decides.