tartar
/tartar/ · plural tartarla
1. corncrake, landrail — A small reddish-brown bird of grassy meadows with a harsh rasping call. One Turkish-language dictionary renders it as woodcock, apparently a loose identification of the same bird.
- tartarnı awazı — the call of the corncrake
- tartar, dürüden çığıb, uçub ketdi — the corncrake came out of the stubble and flew off
- mırdığa kirgen tartar — a corncrake that has gone into the marsh
- tartar tarğa qaçar — the corncrake flees to a narrow place
- tartar qıyınlıqnı awuzundan tabar — the corncrake finds its trouble through its own mouth
2. weakling, puny creature
- ol bir tartardı — he is a weakling
- tartar kibik jaşçıq — a little boy as puny as a corncrake
- bu tartar nege jarar? — what use will this weakling be?
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tartarthe corncrake | tartarımmy corncrake | tartarıŋyour corncrake | tartarıhis corncrake | tartarıbızour corncrake | tartarığızyou all's corncrake | tartarlarıtheir corncrakes |
| Genitive | tartarnıthe corncrake's | tartarımımy corncrake's | tartarıŋıyour corncrake's | tartarınıhis corncrake's | tartarıbıznıour corncrake's | tartarığıznıyou all's corncrake's | tartarlarınıtheir corncrakes' |
| Accusative | tartarnıthe corncrake (as the object) | tartarımımy corncrake (as the object) | tartarıŋıyour corncrake (as the object) | tartarınhis corncrake (as the object) | tartarıbıznıour corncrake (as the object) | tartarığıznıyou all's corncrake (as the object) | tartarlarıntheir corncrakes (as the object) |
| Dative | tartarğato the corncrake | tartarımato my corncrake | tartarıŋato your corncrake | tartarınato his corncrake | tartarıbızğato our corncrake | tartarığızğato you all's corncrake | tartarlarınato their corncrakes |
| Locative | tartardain / at the corncrake | tartarımdain / at my corncrake | tartarıŋdain / at your corncrake | tartarındain / at his corncrake | tartarıbızdain / at our corncrake | tartarığızdain / at you all's corncrake | tartarlarındain / at their corncrakes |
| Ablative | tartardanfrom the corncrake | tartarımdanfrom my corncrake | tartarıŋdanfrom your corncrake | tartarındanfrom his corncrake | tartarıbızdanfrom our corncrake | tartarığızdanfrom you all's corncrake | tartarlarındanfrom their corncrakes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tartarlathe corncrakes | tartarlarımmy corncrakes | tartarlarıŋyour corncrakes | tartarlarıhis corncrakes | tartarlarıbızour corncrakes | tartarlarığızyou all's corncrakes | tartarlarıtheir corncrakes |
| Genitive | tartarlanıthe corncrakes' | tartarlarımımy corncrakes' | tartarlarıŋıyour corncrakes' | tartarlarınıhis corncrakes' | tartarlarıbıznıour corncrakes' | tartarlarığıznıyou all's corncrakes' | tartarlarınıtheir corncrakes' |
| Accusative | tartarlanıthe corncrakes (as the object) | tartarlarımımy corncrakes (as the object) | tartarlarıŋıyour corncrakes (as the object) | tartarlarınhis corncrakes (as the object) | tartarlarıbıznıour corncrakes (as the object) | tartarlarığıznıyou all's corncrakes (as the object) | tartarlarıntheir corncrakes (as the object) |
| Dative | tartarlağato the corncrakes | tartarlarımato my corncrakes | tartarlarıŋato your corncrakes | tartarlarınato his corncrakes | tartarlarıbızğato our corncrakes | tartarlarığızğato you all's corncrakes | tartarlarınato their corncrakes |
| Locative | tartarladain / at the corncrakes | tartarlarımdain / at my corncrakes | tartarlarıŋdain / at your corncrakes | tartarlarındain / at his corncrakes | tartarlarıbızdain / at our corncrakes | tartarlarığızdain / at you all's corncrakes | tartarlarındain / at their corncrakes |
| Ablative | tartarladanfrom the corncrakes | tartarlarımdanfrom my corncrakes | tartarlarıŋdanfrom your corncrakes | tartarlarındanfrom his corncrakes | tartarlarıbızdanfrom our corncrakes | tartarlarığızdanfrom you all's corncrakes | tartarlarındanfrom their corncrakes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tartarları can mean "his / her corncrakes", "their corncrake", or "their corncrakes" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tartarnıqıthe corncrake's one | tartarnıqılathe corncrake's ones | tartarlanıqıthe corncrakes' one | tartarlanıqılathe corncrakes' ones |
| Genitive | tartarnıqınıof the corncrake's one | tartarnıqılanıof the corncrake's ones | tartarlanıqınıof the corncrakes' one | tartarlanıqılanıof the corncrakes' ones |
| Accusative | tartarnıqınthe corncrake's one (as the object) | tartarnıqılanıthe corncrake's ones (as the object) | tartarlanıqınthe corncrakes' one (as the object) | tartarlanıqılanıthe corncrakes' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tartarnıqınato the corncrake's one | tartarnıqılağato the corncrake's ones | tartarlanıqınato the corncrakes' one | tartarlanıqılağato the corncrakes' ones |
| Locative | tartarnıqındain / at the corncrake's one | tartarnıqıladain / at the corncrake's ones | tartarlanıqındain / at the corncrakes' one | tartarlanıqıladain / at the corncrakes' ones |
| Ablative | tartarnıqındanfrom the corncrake's one | tartarnıqıladanfrom the corncrake's ones | tartarlanıqındanfrom the corncrakes' one | tartarlanıqıladanfrom the corncrakes' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.