allı
/allɯ/
Definitions
1. front, forepart, front side, face of a building or place
- üyübüznü allı jılı künge qaraydı — the front of our house faces the warm sun
- allı açıq jol tawğa eltedi — the road open in front leads to the mountain
- allı keng arbazğa qaraydı — its front looks onto a wide yard
2. before, prior to
- halqnı allında söz aytdı batır — the hero spoke before the people
- batır hannı allına qorqmay kirdi — the hero entered fearlessly before the khan
- toy allında ullu hazırlıq boldu — before the feast there was great preparation
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | allıthe front | allılathe fronts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | allınıthe front's | allılanıthe fronts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | allınıthe front (as the object) | allılanıthe fronts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | allığato the front | allılağato the fronts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | allıdaat / in the front | allıladaat / in the fronts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | allıdanfrom the front | allıladanfrom 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 | allımmy front | allılarımmy fronts |
| your | allıngyour front | allılarıngyour fronts |
| his / her | allısıhis / her front | allılarıhis / her fronts |
| our | allıbızour front | allılarıbızour fronts |
| you all's | allığızyou all's front | allılarığızyou all's fronts |
| their | allılarıtheir front | allılarıtheir fronts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: allıları can mean "his / her fronts", "their front", or "their fronts" — context decides.