sawğa
/sawʁa/ · plural sawğala
1. gift, present
- sabiylege sawğala — gifts for the children
- atabız bizge sawğala keltirdi — our father brought us gifts
- sabiylege sawğala alayıq — let's buy gifts for the children
- jırçılağa sawğala berib turğandıla — they used to give gifts to the singers
- birew bergen sawğanı birewge berme — do not give someone a gift someone gave you
2. award, prize, reward, bonus
- sıylı sawğa — an honorary award
- qral sawğa — a state award
- açha sawğa — a cash bonus
- sawğağa altın sağat aldım — I received a gold watch as an award
- sawğağa tıyınşlı adam — a person worthy of an award
Expressions
- sawğağa berilgen atnı tişlerine qaramaydıla — accept gifts gratefully
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawğathe gift | sawğammy gift | sawğaŋyour gift | sawğasıhis gift | sawğabızour gift | sawğağızyou all's gift | sawğalarıtheir gifts |
| Genitive | sawğanıthe gift's | sawğamımy gift's | sawğaŋıyour gift's | sawğasınıhis gift's | sawğabıznıour gift's | sawğağıznıyou all's gift's | sawğalarınıtheir gifts' |
| Accusative | sawğanıthe gift (as the object) | sawğamımy gift (as the object) | sawğaŋıyour gift (as the object) | sawğasınhis gift (as the object) | sawğabıznıour gift (as the object) | sawğağıznıyou all's gift (as the object) | sawğalarıntheir gifts (as the object) |
| Dative | sawğağato the gift | sawğamato my gift | sawğaŋato your gift | sawğasınato his gift | sawğabızğato our gift | sawğağızğato you all's gift | sawğalarınato their gifts |
| Locative | sawğadain / at the gift | sawğamdain / at my gift | sawğaŋdain / at your gift | sawğasındain / at his gift | sawğabızdain / at our gift | sawğağızdain / at you all's gift | sawğalarındain / at their gifts |
| Ablative | sawğadanfrom the gift | sawğamdanfrom my gift | sawğaŋdanfrom your gift | sawğasındanfrom his gift | sawğabızdanfrom our gift | sawğağızdanfrom you all's gift | sawğalarındanfrom their gifts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawğalathe gifts | sawğalarımmy gifts | sawğalarıŋyour gifts | sawğalarıhis gifts | sawğalarıbızour gifts | sawğalarığızyou all's gifts | sawğalarıtheir gifts |
| Genitive | sawğalanıthe gifts' | sawğalarımımy gifts' | sawğalarıŋıyour gifts' | sawğalarınıhis gifts' | sawğalarıbıznıour gifts' | sawğalarığıznıyou all's gifts' | sawğalarınıtheir gifts' |
| Accusative | sawğalanıthe gifts (as the object) | sawğalarımımy gifts (as the object) | sawğalarıŋıyour gifts (as the object) | sawğalarınhis gifts (as the object) | sawğalarıbıznıour gifts (as the object) | sawğalarığıznıyou all's gifts (as the object) | sawğalarıntheir gifts (as the object) |
| Dative | sawğalağato the gifts | sawğalarımato my gifts | sawğalarıŋato your gifts | sawğalarınato his gifts | sawğalarıbızğato our gifts | sawğalarığızğato you all's gifts | sawğalarınato their gifts |
| Locative | sawğaladain / at the gifts | sawğalarımdain / at my gifts | sawğalarıŋdain / at your gifts | sawğalarındain / at his gifts | sawğalarıbızdain / at our gifts | sawğalarığızdain / at you all's gifts | sawğalarındain / at their gifts |
| Ablative | sawğaladanfrom the gifts | sawğalarımdanfrom my gifts | sawğalarıŋdanfrom your gifts | sawğalarındanfrom his gifts | sawğalarıbızdanfrom our gifts | sawğalarığızdanfrom you all's gifts | sawğalarındanfrom their gifts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sawğaları can mean "his / her gifts", "their gift", or "their gifts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.