apparat
/apparat/
Definitions
1. an apparatus, a device, a mechanical instrument
- telefon apparat — a telephone set
- apparatla — instruments; equipment
- apparatnı işletirge — to operate the device
2. the body of offices and officials that administers a field
- qral apparat — the machinery of state
- apparatda işlerge — to work in the administration
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | apparatthe apparatus | apparatlathe apparatuses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | apparatnıthe apparatus' | apparatlanıthe apparatuses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | apparatnıthe apparatus (as the object) | apparatlanıthe apparatuses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | apparathato the apparatus | apparatlağato the apparatuses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | apparatdaat / in the apparatus | apparatladaat / in the apparatuses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | apparatdanfrom the apparatus | apparatladanfrom the apparatuses | 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 | apparatımmy apparatus | apparatlarımmy apparatuses |
| your | apparatıngyour apparatus | apparatlarıngyour apparatuses |
| his / her | apparatıhis / her apparatus | apparatlarıhis / her apparatuses |
| our | apparatıbızour apparatus | apparatlarıbızour apparatuses |
| you all's | apparatığızyou all's apparatus | apparatlarığızyou all's apparatuses |
| their | apparatlarıtheir apparatus | apparatlarıtheir apparatuses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: apparatları can mean "his / her apparatuses", "their apparatus", or "their apparatuses" — context decides.