akka
/akka/
Definition
grandfather, great-grandfather, paternal/maternal elder
- törde olturğan akka — grandfather sitting in the place of honour
- akkanı alğışı balanı jolun jarıtır — grandfather's blessing lights the child's path
- akkağa namıs etgen jaş mahtaladı — a youth showing deference to grandfather is praised
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | akkathe grandfather | akkalathe grandfathers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | akkanıthe grandfather's | akkalanıthe grandfathers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | akkanıthe grandfather (as the object) | akkalanıthe grandfathers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | akkağato the grandfather | akkalağato the grandfathers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | akkadaat / in the grandfather | akkaladaat / in the grandfathers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | akkadanfrom the grandfather | akkaladanfrom the grandfathers | 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 | akkammy grandfather | akkalarımmy grandfathers |
| your | akkangyour grandfather | akkalarıngyour grandfathers |
| his / her | akkasıhis / her grandfather | akkalarıhis / her grandfathers |
| our | akkabızour grandfather | akkalarıbızour grandfathers |
| you all's | akkağızyou all's grandfather | akkalarığızyou all's grandfathers |
| their | akkalarıtheir grandfather | akkalarıtheir grandfathers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: akkaları can mean "his / her grandfathers", "their grandfather", or "their grandfathers" — context decides.