şaşka
/ʃaʃka/
Definitions
1. a sabre, the single-edged cavalry sword of the Caucasus
- jiti şaşka — a sharp sabre
- şaşkasın aldı — he took up his sabre
2. the game of draughts — TSKBYA vol 3 p 980 also records шашка for one of the turned discs the game is played with; not cut as a separate sense because no example distinguishes it.
- şaşka oynarğa — to play draughts
- şaşka oyun — a game of draughts
3. a charge of explosive cast in a block
- şaşkala bla tolğan maşok — a sack filled with explosive charges
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şaşkathe sabre | şaşkalathe sabres | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şaşkanıthe sabre's | şaşkalanıthe sabres' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şaşkanıthe sabre (as the object) | şaşkalanıthe sabres (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şaşkağato the sabre | şaşkalağato the sabres | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şaşkadaat / in the sabre | şaşkaladaat / in the sabres | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şaşkadanfrom the sabre | şaşkaladanfrom the sabres | 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 | şaşkammy sabre | şaşkalarımmy sabres |
| your | şaşkangyour sabre | şaşkalarıngyour sabres |
| his / her | şaşkasıhis / her sabre | şaşkalarıhis / her sabres |
| our | şaşkabızour sabre | şaşkalarıbızour sabres |
| you all's | şaşkağızyou all's sabre | şaşkalarığızyou all's sabres |
| their | şaşkalarıtheir sabre | şaşkalarıtheir sabres |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şaşkaları can mean "his / her sabres", "their sabre", or "their sabres" — context decides.