ahça
/axtʃa/
Definition
money, coin and notes used in buying and selling
- ahçası köpdü — he has a lot of money
- ahça tölerge — to pay money
- ahçanı sanadı — he counted the money
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ahçathe money | ahçalathe moneys | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ahçanıthe money's | ahçalanıthe moneys' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ahçanıthe money (as the object) | ahçalanıthe moneys (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ahçağato the money | ahçalağato the moneys | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ahçadaat / in the money | ahçaladaat / in the moneys | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ahçadanfrom the money | ahçaladanfrom the moneys | 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 | ahçammy money | ahçalarımmy moneys |
| your | ahçangyour money | ahçalarıngyour moneys |
| his / her | ahçasıhis / her money | ahçalarıhis / her moneys |
| our | ahçabızour money | ahçalarıbızour moneys |
| you all's | ahçağızyou all's money | ahçalarığızyou all's moneys |
| their | ahçalarıtheir money | ahçalarıtheir moneys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ahçaları can mean "his / her moneys", "their money", or "their moneys" — context decides.