qurtha
/qurtxa/
Definitions
1. an old woman
- elde jaşağan qurtha — an old woman living in the village
- qurtha tişirıw — an old woman
2. a woman who foretells the future; a fortune-teller
- bek usta qurtha — a highly skilled fortune-teller
- qurthağa barırğa — to go to a fortune-teller
3. sly, cunning
- qurtha adam — a sly person
- qurtha tülkü — a cunning fox
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qurthathe old woman | qurthalathe old women | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qurthanıthe old woman's | qurthalanıthe old women's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qurthanıthe old woman (as the object) | qurthalanıthe old women (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qurthağato the old woman | qurthalağato the old women | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qurthadaat / in the old woman | qurthaladaat / in the old women | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qurthadanfrom the old woman | qurthaladanfrom the old women | 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 | qurthammy old woman | qurthalarımmy old women |
| your | qurthangyour old woman | qurthalarıngyour old women |
| his / her | qurthasıhis / her old woman | qurthalarıhis / her old women |
| our | qurthabızour old woman | qurthalarıbızour old women |
| you all's | qurthağızyou all's old woman | qurthalarığızyou all's old women |
| their | qurthalarıtheir old woman | qurthalarıtheir old women |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qurthaları can mean "his / her old women", "their old woman", or "their old women" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men qurthamaI am sly | biz qurthabızwe are sly |
| 2nd person | sen qurthasayou are sly | siz qurthasızyou all are sly |
| 3rd person | ol qurthadıhe / she / it is sly | ala qurthadılathey are sly |