şorqa
/ʃorqa/
Definitions
1. a rushing flow of water — a waterfall, a rapid, or a torrent
- gitçe suw şorqaladan sekire baradı — the little river goes leaping over the rapids
- jangur şorqala bardırdı — the rain set streams running
- miyik qayadan şorqa sarqadı — a waterfall runs down from the high cliff
2. drainpipe, the channel carrying rainwater off a roof
- üynü şorqası buzlağandı — the house's drainpipe has frozen
- şorqadan suw quyuladı — water pours from the drainpipe
- şorqanı tübüne çelek saldıla — they set a bucket under the drainpipe
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şorqathe waterfall | şorqalathe waterfalls | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şorqanıthe waterfall's | şorqalanıthe waterfalls' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şorqanıthe waterfall (as the object) | şorqalanıthe waterfalls (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şorqağato the waterfall | şorqalağato the waterfalls | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şorqadaat / in the waterfall | şorqaladaat / in the waterfalls | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şorqadanfrom the waterfall | şorqaladanfrom the waterfalls | 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 | şorqammy waterfall | şorqalarımmy waterfalls |
| your | şorqangyour waterfall | şorqalarıngyour waterfalls |
| his / her | şorqasıhis / her waterfall | şorqalarıhis / her waterfalls |
| our | şorqabızour waterfall | şorqalarıbızour waterfalls |
| you all's | şorqağızyou all's waterfall | şorqalarığızyou all's waterfalls |
| their | şorqalarıtheir waterfall | şorqalarıtheir waterfalls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şorqaları can mean "his / her waterfalls", "their waterfall", or "their waterfalls" — context decides.