şayır
/ʃajɯr/
Definition
poet, bard, author of verse, lyricist
- Qaraçay şayır halqnı mahtadı — the Karachay poet praised his people
- şayırnı nazmuları halq jüreginde jaşar — the poet's verses live in the heart of the people
- şayır sözü qılıçdan jiti bolur — a poet's word can be sharper than a sword
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şayırthe poet | şayırlathe poets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şayırnıthe poet's | şayırlanıthe poets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şayırnıthe poet (as the object) | şayırlanıthe poets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şayırğato the poet | şayırlağato the poets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şayırdaat / in the poet | şayırladaat / in the poets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şayırdanfrom the poet | şayırladanfrom the poets | 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 | şayırımmy poet | şayırlarımmy poets |
| your | şayırıngyour poet | şayırlarıngyour poets |
| his / her | şayırıhis / her poet | şayırlarıhis / her poets |
| our | şayırıbızour poet | şayırlarıbızour poets |
| you all's | şayırığızyou all's poet | şayırlarığızyou all's poets |
| their | şayırlarıtheir poet | şayırlarıtheir poets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şayırları can mean "his / her poets", "their poet", or "their poets" — context decides.