ahşam
/axʃam/
Definition
evening, the hour of dusk at the close of the day
- ekindi bla ahşam arasında — between afternoon and evening
- ahşam julduz — the evening star
- ahşam boldu — evening came
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ahşamthe evening | ahşamlathe evenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ahşamnıthe evening's | ahşamlanıthe evenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ahşamnıthe evening (as the object) | ahşamlanıthe evenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ahşamğato the evening | ahşamlağato the evenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ahşamdaat / in the evening | ahşamladaat / in the evenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ahşamdanfrom the evening | ahşamladanfrom the evenings | 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 | ahşamımmy evening | ahşamlarımmy evenings |
| your | ahşamıngyour evening | ahşamlarıngyour evenings |
| his / her | ahşamıhis / her evening | ahşamlarıhis / her evenings |
| our | ahşamıbızour evening | ahşamlarıbızour evenings |
| you all's | ahşamığızyou all's evening | ahşamlarığızyou all's evenings |
| their | ahşamlarıtheir evening | ahşamlarıtheir evenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ahşamları can mean "his / her evenings", "their evening", or "their evenings" — context decides.