aday
/adaj/
Definition
clover, a meadow plant grown and grazed as fodder
- aday biçen — clover hay
- aday ösgen jer — a place where clover grows
- malla aday aşaydıla — the cattle are eating clover
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | adaythe clover | adaylathe clovers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | adaynıthe clover's | adaylanıthe clovers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | adaynıthe clover (as the object) | adaylanıthe clovers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | adayğato the clover | adaylağato the clovers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | adaydaat / in the clover | adayladaat / in the clovers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | adaydanfrom the clover | adayladanfrom the clovers | 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 | adayımmy clover | adaylarımmy clovers |
| your | adayıngyour clover | adaylarıngyour clovers |
| his / her | adayıhis / her clover | adaylarıhis / her clovers |
| our | adayıbızour clover | adaylarıbızour clovers |
| you all's | adayığızyou all's clover | adaylarığızyou all's clovers |
| their | adaylarıtheir clover | adaylarıtheir clovers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adayları can mean "his / her clovers", "their clover", or "their clovers" — context decides.