almaş
/almaʃ/
Definitions
1. pronoun — the grammatical term
- betlewçü almaş — a personal pronoun
- soruwçu almaş — an interrogative pronoun
- körgüzüwçü almaş — a demonstrative pronoun
2. alternately, by turns, in rotation
- almaş sal — lay them down by turns
- igisi, amanı da almaşdıla — the good and the bad alternate
- ekibiz almaş işleybiz — the two of us work by turns
Related
mestoimeniesynonyma pronoun
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | almaşthe pronoun | almaşlathe pronouns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | almaşnıthe pronoun's | almaşlanıthe pronouns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | almaşnıthe pronoun (as the object) | almaşlanıthe pronouns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | almaşhato the pronoun | almaşlağato the pronouns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | almaşdaat / in the pronoun | almaşladaat / in the pronouns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | almaşdanfrom the pronoun | almaşladanfrom the pronouns | 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 | almaşımmy pronoun | almaşlarımmy pronouns |
| your | almaşıngyour pronoun | almaşlarıngyour pronouns |
| his / her | almaşıhis / her pronoun | almaşlarıhis / her pronouns |
| our | almaşıbızour pronoun | almaşlarıbızour pronouns |
| you all's | almaşığızyou all's pronoun | almaşlarığızyou all's pronouns |
| their | almaşlarıtheir pronoun | almaşlarıtheir pronouns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: almaşları can mean "his / her pronouns", "their pronoun", or "their pronouns" — context decides.