al
/al/
Definitions
1. front, fore part, the space in front — the locative аллында "in front of" and dative аллына "to the front of" are case forms of this noun, and carry most of its corpus attestation
- al ayaq — a front leg
- al tişle — the front teeth
- üynü al janı — the front of the house, the façade
- aldan urğan jel — a wind striking from the front, a head wind
2. beginning, first part, the start of something
- al közüwde — in the first period, at first
- jılnı al ayları — the first months of the year
- al söz — an opening word, a foreword
- aldan artha — from beginning to end
Related
alçıdealera worker who is ahead of the others in production, a leading worker; one who goes at the head of a body of people and shows the way, a guide
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | althe front | allathe fronts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | alnıthe front's | allanıthe fronts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | alnıthe front (as the object) | allanıthe fronts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | alğato the front | allağato the fronts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aldaat / in the front | alladaat / in the fronts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aldanfrom the front | alladanfrom the fronts | 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 | alımmy front | allarımmy fronts |
| your | alıngyour front | allarıngyour fronts |
| his / her | alıhis / her front | allarıhis / her fronts |
| our | alıbızour front | allarıbızour fronts |
| you all's | alığızyou all's front | allarığızyou all's fronts |
| their | allarıtheir front | allarıtheir fronts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alları can mean "his / her fronts", "their front", or "their fronts" — context decides.