rak
/rak/
Definitions
1. a crayfish
- bişgen rakla — boiled crayfish
- suwdağı rakla — the crayfish in the water
- rak tutarğa — to catch a crayfish
2. cancer, a malignant growth
- rak köbgen — a cancerous tumour
- rak awruw — the disease of cancer
- rakdan awruwrğa — to be ill with cancer
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rakthe crayfish | raklathe crayfishes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | raknıthe crayfish's | raklanıthe crayfishes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | raknıthe crayfish (as the object) | raklanıthe crayfishes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | rakhato the crayfish | raklağato the crayfishes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | rakdaat / in the crayfish | rakladaat / in the crayfishes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | rakdanfrom the crayfish | rakladanfrom the crayfishes | 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 | ragımmy crayfish | raklarımmy crayfishes |
| your | ragıngyour crayfish | raklarıngyour crayfishes |
| his / her | ragıhis / her crayfish | raklarıhis / her crayfishes |
| our | ragıbızour crayfish | raklarıbızour crayfishes |
| you all's | ragığızyou all's crayfish | raklarığızyou all's crayfishes |
| their | raklarıtheir crayfish | raklarıtheir crayfishes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rakları can mean "his / her crayfishes", "their crayfish", or "their crayfishes" — context decides.