ambar
/ambar/
Definition
a granary, a storehouse for grain and other goods
- ullu ambar — a large granary
- budaynı ambarğa quydula — they poured the wheat into the granary
- ambarda buday saqlanadı — wheat is kept in the granary
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ambarthe granary | ambarlathe granaries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ambarnıthe granary's | ambarlanıthe granaries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ambarnıthe granary (as the object) | ambarlanıthe granaries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ambarğato the granary | ambarlağato the granaries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ambardaat / in the granary | ambarladaat / in the granaries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ambardanfrom the granary | ambarladanfrom the granaries | 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 | ambarımmy granary | ambarlarımmy granaries |
| your | ambarıngyour granary | ambarlarıngyour granaries |
| his / her | ambarıhis / her granary | ambarlarıhis / her granaries |
| our | ambarıbızour granary | ambarlarıbızour granaries |
| you all's | ambarığızyou all's granary | ambarlarığızyou all's granaries |
| their | ambarlarıtheir granary | ambarlarıtheir granaries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ambarları can mean "his / her granaries", "their granary", or "their granaries" — context decides.