adır
/adɯr/
Definitions
1. a tool, an implement; working equipment
- qolsuz, adırsız üy işledi — he built a house with no hands and no tools
- biçen adırla — haymaking implements
- adırlanı jaraşdırırğa — to put the tools in order
2. a vessel for the kitchen, a pot or a dish
- ağaç adır — a wooden vessel
- adırlanı juwarğa — to wash the dishes
- temir adır — a metal vessel
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | adırthe tool | adırlathe tools | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | adırnıthe tool's | adırlanıthe tools' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | adırnıthe tool (as the object) | adırlanıthe tools (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | adırğato the tool | adırlağato the tools | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | adırdaat / in the tool | adırladaat / in the tools | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | adırdanfrom the tool | adırladanfrom the tools | 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 | adırımmy tool | adırlarımmy tools |
| your | adırıngyour tool | adırlarıngyour tools |
| his / her | adırıhis / her tool | adırlarıhis / her tools |
| our | adırıbızour tool | adırlarıbızour tools |
| you all's | adırığızyou all's tool | adırlarığızyou all's tools |
| their | adırlarıtheir tool | adırlarıtheir tools |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adırları can mean "his / her tools", "their tool", or "their tools" — context decides.