torğay
/torʁaj/
Definition
lark, a small ground-nesting songbird of open country
- jangız torğay jırlamaz — a lone lark will not sing
- torğay kökde jırlaydı — the lark is singing in the sky
- torğaylanı awazları — the voices of the larks
Related
qırğıysame classkite, a hawk of the open hillsides; slender and well-formed, of graceful build
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | torğaythe lark | torğaylathe larks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | torğaynıthe lark's | torğaylanıthe larks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | torğaynıthe lark (as the object) | torğaylanıthe larks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | torğayğato the lark | torğaylağato the larks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | torğaydaat / in the lark | torğayladaat / in the larks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | torğaydanfrom the lark | torğayladanfrom the larks | 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 | torğayımmy lark | torğaylarımmy larks |
| your | torğayıngyour lark | torğaylarıngyour larks |
| his / her | torğayıhis / her lark | torğaylarıhis / her larks |
| our | torğayıbızour lark | torğaylarıbızour larks |
| you all's | torğayığızyou all's lark | torğaylarığızyou all's larks |
| their | torğaylarıtheir lark | torğaylarıtheir larks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: torğayları can mean "his / her larks", "their lark", or "their larks" — context decides.