zayın
/zajɯn/
Definition
a nest egg left in a nest so that the hen will keep laying there
- zayın gakkı — a nest egg
- tawuqğa zayın salırğa — to put a nest egg down for the hen
- zayınnı alırğa — to take the nest egg out
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zayınthe nest egg | zayınlathe nest eggs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zayınnıthe nest egg's | zayınlanıthe nest eggs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zayınnıthe nest egg (as the object) | zayınlanıthe nest eggs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zayıngato the nest egg | zayınlağato the nest eggs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zayındaat / in the nest egg | zayınladaat / in the nest eggs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zayındanfrom the nest egg | zayınladanfrom the nest eggs | 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 | zayınımmy nest egg | zayınlarımmy nest eggs |
| your | zayınıngyour nest egg | zayınlarıngyour nest eggs |
| his / her | zayınıhis / her nest egg | zayınlarıhis / her nest eggs |
| our | zayınıbızour nest egg | zayınlarıbızour nest eggs |
| you all's | zayınığızyou all's nest egg | zayınlarığızyou all's nest eggs |
| their | zayınlarıtheir nest egg | zayınlarıtheir nest eggs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zayınları can mean "his / her nest eggs", "their nest egg", or "their nest eggs" — context decides.