sızğa
/sɯzʁa/
Definitions
1. a hollow in the ground, a dip between rises
- sızğada qoş salsang, suw eltir — if you pitch camp in a hollow, the water will carry it away
- teren sızğa — a deep hollow
2. the channel along which water runs
- suwnu sızğası — the channel of the stream
- suwnu sızğasın izlerge — to look for the channel of the stream
3. a stripe or line marked on a surface
- qara sızğa — a black stripe
- sızğa bla belgilerge — to mark with a line
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sızğathe hollow | sızğalathe hollows | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sızğanıthe hollow's | sızğalanıthe hollows' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sızğanıthe hollow (as the object) | sızğalanıthe hollows (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sızğağato the hollow | sızğalağato the hollows | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sızğadaat / in the hollow | sızğaladaat / in the hollows | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sızğadanfrom the hollow | sızğaladanfrom the hollows | 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 | sızğammy hollow | sızğalarımmy hollows |
| your | sızğangyour hollow | sızğalarıngyour hollows |
| his / her | sızğasıhis / her hollow | sızğalarıhis / her hollows |
| our | sızğabızour hollow | sızğalarıbızour hollows |
| you all's | sızğağızyou all's hollow | sızğalarığızyou all's hollows |
| their | sızğalarıtheir hollow | sızğalarıtheir hollows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sızğaları can mean "his / her hollows", "their hollow", or "their hollows" — context decides.