alan
/alan/
Definitions
1. hey!, listen!, friend!, fellow countryman!
- alan, mında kel! — hey friend, come here!
- qayrı barasa, alan? — where are you going, friend?
- alan, bu jol tawğa eltedimi? — friend, does this road lead to the mountain?
2. Alan
- alanla tawlada eski qalala quraldıla — the Alans built ancient fortresses in the mountains
- alan halqnı tarihin oquyub ürenebiz — we study reading the history of the Alan people
- alan jurtu bay tarihha iedi — the Alan homeland has a rich history
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alanthe Alan | alanlathe Alans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | alannıthe Alan's | alanlanıthe Alans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | alannıthe Alan (as the object) | alanlanıthe Alans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | alangato the Alan | alanlağato the Alans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | alandaat / in the Alan | alanladaat / in the Alans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | alandanfrom the Alan | alanladanfrom the Alans | 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 | alanımmy Alan | alanlarımmy Alans |
| your | alanıngyour Alan | alanlarıngyour Alans |
| his / her | alanıhis / her Alan | alanlarıhis / her Alans |
| our | alanıbızour Alan | alanlarıbızour Alans |
| you all's | alanığızyou all's Alan | alanlarığızyou all's Alans |
| their | alanlarıtheir Alan | alanlarıtheir Alans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alanları can mean "his / her Alans", "their Alan", or "their Alans" — context decides.