sağaq
/saʁaq/
Definitions
1. the inner wall of the throat; the tonsils and the glands beside them
- sağaq awruw — tonsillitis
- sağaq awruwdan qıynalırğa — to suffer from tonsillitis
- sağağı awruwdu — his throat is sore
2. the gills of a fish
- çabaqnı sağaqları — the gills of the fish
- çabaqnı sağaqları qızıldıla — the gills of the fish are red
- sağaqla bla solurğa — to breathe through the gills
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sağaqthe throat | sağaqlathe throats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sağaqnıthe throat's | sağaqlanıthe throats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sağaqnıthe throat (as the object) | sağaqlanıthe throats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sağaqğato the throat | sağaqlağato the throats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sağaqdaat / in the throat | sağaqladaat / in the throats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sağaqdanfrom the throat | sağaqladanfrom the throats | 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 | sağağımmy throat | sağaqlarımmy throats |
| your | sağağıngyour throat | sağaqlarıngyour throats |
| his / her | sağağıhis / her throat | sağaqlarıhis / her throats |
| our | sağağıbızour throat | sağaqlarıbızour throats |
| you all's | sağağığızyou all's throat | sağaqlarığızyou all's throats |
| their | sağaqlarıtheir throat | sağaqlarıtheir throats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sağaqları can mean "his / her throats", "their throat", or "their throats" — context decides.