sawğa
/sawʁa/
Definitions
1. gift, present, something given freely
- jırçılağa sawğala berib turğandıla — they used to give gifts to the singers
- sabiylege sawğala — gifts for the children
- birew bergen sawğanı berme — do not give away a gift someone gave you
2. award, prize, reward conferred for merit
- sawğağa altın sağat aldım — I received a gold watch as an award
- sıylı sawğa — an honorary award
- açha sawğa — a monetary prize
Related
sawğalarğaactionto give a present to, to make a gift to, to bestow; to award, to reward, to give a prize to
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sawğathe gift | sawğalathe gifts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sawğanıthe gift's | sawğalanıthe gifts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sawğanıthe gift (as the object) | sawğalanıthe gifts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sawğağato the gift | sawğalağato the gifts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sawğadaat / in the gift | sawğaladaat / in the gifts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sawğadanfrom the gift | sawğaladanfrom the gifts | 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 | sawğammy gift | sawğalarımmy gifts |
| your | sawğangyour gift | sawğalarıngyour gifts |
| his / her | sawğasıhis / her gift | sawğalarıhis / her gifts |
| our | sawğabızour gift | sawğalarıbızour gifts |
| you all's | sawğağızyou all's gift | sawğalarığızyou all's gifts |
| their | sawğalarıtheir gift | sawğalarıtheir 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.