ahır
/axɯr/
Definitions
1. end, conclusion, termination, outcome
- işni ahırı hayır bolsun! — may the outcome of the work be blessed!
- jolnu ahırına jetdik tangda — we reached the end of the road at dawn
- ahırında tüzlük utdu — in the end truth triumphed
- ahır söznü tamada aytdı — the elder spoke the final word
2. the ending of a word, an inflectional ending
- boluş ahır — a case ending
- bet ahır — a personal ending
- söznü ahırı türlenedi — the ending of the word changes
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ahırthe end | ahırlathe ends | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ahırnıthe end's | ahırlanıthe ends' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ahırnıthe end (as the object) | ahırlanıthe ends (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ahırğato the end | ahırlağato the ends | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ahırdaat / in the end | ahırladaat / in the ends | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ahırdanfrom the end | ahırladanfrom the ends | 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 | ahırımmy end | ahırlarımmy ends |
| your | ahırıngyour end | ahırlarıngyour ends |
| his / her | ahırıhis / her end | ahırlarıhis / her ends |
| our | ahırıbızour end | ahırlarıbızour ends |
| you all's | ahırığızyou all's end | ahırlarığızyou all's ends |
| their | ahırlarıtheir end | ahırlarıtheir ends |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ahırları can mean "his / her ends", "their end", or "their ends" — context decides.