tığırıq
/tɯʁɯrɯq/
Definitions
1. hovel, a small mean dwelling
- alaşa tığırıqla tizilgendile — low hovels stood in a row
- tığırıqda jaşağandı — he lived in a hovel
- eski tığırıq oyuldu — the old hovel collapsed
2. back lane, alley, the passage running between buildings
- alağa barğan tığırıq — the back lane leading to their house
- tığırıqdan çıqdı — he came out of the back lane
- tığırıq bla ötdük — we went through the back lane
3. crack, crevice in rock
- qayada tığırıq — a crevice in the cliff
- tığırıqğa qolun suqdu — he thrust his hand into the crevice
- tığırıqdan suw çığadı — water comes out of the crevice
4. narrow, cramped
- tığırıq oramçıqla — narrow little streets
- tığırıq jol — a narrow road
- tığırıq eşik — a narrow door
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tığırıqthe hovel | tığırıqlathe hovels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tığırıqnıthe hovel's | tığırıqlanıthe hovels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tığırıqnıthe hovel (as the object) | tığırıqlanıthe hovels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tığırıqğato the hovel | tığırıqlağato the hovels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tığırıqdaat / in the hovel | tığırıqladaat / in the hovels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tığırıqdanfrom the hovel | tığırıqladanfrom the hovels | 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 | tığırığımmy hovel | tığırıqlarımmy hovels |
| your | tığırığıngyour hovel | tığırıqlarıngyour hovels |
| his / her | tığırığıhis / her hovel | tığırıqlarıhis / her hovels |
| our | tığırığıbızour hovel | tığırıqlarıbızour hovels |
| you all's | tığırığığızyou all's hovel | tığırıqlarığızyou all's hovels |
| their | tığırıqlarıtheir hovel | tığırıqlarıtheir hovels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tığırıqları can mean "his / her hovels", "their hovel", or "their hovels" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu tığırıqdıthis is narrow | bıla tığırıqdılathese are narrow |
| that / those | ol tığırıqdıthat / it is narrow | ala tığırıqdılathose / they are narrow |
| mine | meniki tığırıqdımine is narrow | menikile tığırıqdılamine are narrow |
| yours | seniki tığırıqdıyours is narrow | senikile tığırıqdılayours are narrow |
| ours | bizniki tığırıqdıours is narrow | biznikile tığırıqdılaours are narrow |