tırnaq
/tɯrnaq/
Definitions
1. a fingernail or toenail
- tırnaq qıyarğa — to cut one's nails
- tırnaqnı buzowu — the soft flesh under the tip of the nail
- tırnaq ız — a scratch
2. a claw or talon of an animal or bird
- quş tırnaq — an eagle's talon
- kiştik bla oynasang, tırnağına töz — if you play with a cat, put up with its claws
- itni tırnaqları — the dog's claws
3. the iron share of a wooden plough
- saban ağaçnı tırnağı — the iron share of the wooden plough
- eski qalajüknü tırnağı — the share of the old ard
4. a pin, tenon or projecting lug on a piece of machinery
- temir tırnaq — an iron lug
- temir tırnaq qısılğandı — the iron lug has jammed
- çarhnı tırnağı — the lug of the wheel
5. quotation marks
- tırnaqlanı içinde — inside quotation marks
- tırnaqlanı içinde jazarğa — to write inside quotation marks
- tırnaqlanı salırğa — to place quotation marks
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tırnaqthe fingernail | tırnaqlathe fingernails | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tırnaqnıthe fingernail's | tırnaqlanıthe fingernails' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tırnaqnıthe fingernail (as the object) | tırnaqlanıthe fingernails (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tırnaqğato the fingernail | tırnaqlağato the fingernails | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tırnaqdaat / in the fingernail | tırnaqladaat / in the fingernails | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tırnaqdanfrom the fingernail | tırnaqladanfrom the fingernails | 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 | tırnağımmy fingernail | tırnaqlarımmy fingernails |
| your | tırnağıngyour fingernail | tırnaqlarıngyour fingernails |
| his / her | tırnağıhis / her fingernail | tırnaqlarıhis / her fingernails |
| our | tırnağıbızour fingernail | tırnaqlarıbızour fingernails |
| you all's | tırnağığızyou all's fingernail | tırnaqlarığızyou all's fingernails |
| their | tırnaqlarıtheir fingernail | tırnaqlarıtheir fingernails |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tırnaqları can mean "his / her fingernails", "their fingernail", or "their fingernails" — context decides.