tayaq
/ tajaq /
Definitions noun stick, staff, cane, walking stick, cudgel
Definitions noun beating, thrashing, corporal punishment
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tayaq the stick | tayaqla the sticks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tayaqnı the stick's | tayaqlanı the sticks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tayaqnı the stick (as the object) | tayaqlanı the sticks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tayaqğa to the stick | tayaqlağa to the sticks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tayaqda at / in the stick | tayaqlada at / in the sticks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tayaqdan from the stick | tayaqladan from the sticks | 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 | tayağım my stick | tayaqlarım my sticks |
| your | tayağıŋ your stick | tayaqlarıŋ your sticks |
| his / her | tayağı his / her stick | tayaqları his / her sticks |
| our | tayağıbız our stick | tayaqlarıbız our sticks |
| you all's | tayağığız you all's stick | tayaqlarığız you all's sticks |
| their | tayaqları their stick | tayaqları their sticks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tayaqları can mean "his / her sticks", "their stick", or "their sticks" — context decides.