almastı
/almastɯ/
Definitions
1. the almasty, a long-haired female demon of mountain folklore
- almastını üsünden hapar — a tale about the almasty
- almastıdan qorqurğa — to be afraid of the almasty
- almastını körgendi — he has seen the almasty
2. a witch, a sorcerer
- qart almastı — an old witch
- almastı tişirıw — a witch of a woman
- almastı kibik — like a witch
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | almastıthe almasty | almastılathe almasties | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | almastınıthe almasty's | almastılanıthe almasties' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | almastınıthe almasty (as the object) | almastılanıthe almasties (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | almastığato the almasty | almastılağato the almasties | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | almastıdaat / in the almasty | almastıladaat / in the almasties | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | almastıdanfrom the almasty | almastıladanfrom the almasties | 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 | almastımmy almasty | almastılarımmy almasties |
| your | almastıngyour almasty | almastılarıngyour almasties |
| his / her | almastısıhis / her almasty | almastılarıhis / her almasties |
| our | almastıbızour almasty | almastılarıbızour almasties |
| you all's | almastığızyou all's almasty | almastılarığızyou all's almasties |
| their | almastılarıtheir almasty | almastılarıtheir almasties |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: almastıları can mean "his / her almasties", "their almasty", or "their almasties" — context decides.