apas
/apas/
Definition
a coin worth twenty kopecks
- eki apas — forty kopecks
- apasnı berdi — he handed over the twenty-kopeck coin
- bir apasha aldı — he bought it for twenty kopecks
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | apasthe coin | apaslathe coins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | apasnıthe coin's | apaslanıthe coins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | apasnıthe coin (as the object) | apaslanıthe coins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | apashato the coin | apaslağato the coins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | apasdaat / in the coin | apasladaat / in the coins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | apasdanfrom the coin | apasladanfrom the coins | 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 | apasımmy coin | apaslarımmy coins |
| your | apasıngyour coin | apaslarıngyour coins |
| his / her | apasıhis / her coin | apaslarıhis / her coins |
| our | apasıbızour coin | apaslarıbızour coins |
| you all's | apasığızyou all's coin | apaslarığızyou all's coins |
| their | apaslarıtheir coin | apaslarıtheir coins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: apasları can mean "his / her coins", "their coin", or "their coins" — context decides.