arba
/arba/
Definition
cart, wagon, horse-drawn or ox-drawn carriage
- biçen tolğan arba — a cart full of hay
- arba sındı — the cart broke down
- at jegilgen arba — a horse-drawn cart
Related
arbaçıdealercarter, cart driver, drayman
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arbathe cart | arbalathe carts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arbanıthe cart's | arbalanıthe carts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arbanıthe cart (as the object) | arbalanıthe carts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arbağato the cart | arbalağato the carts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arbadaat / in the cart | arbaladaat / in the carts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arbadanfrom the cart | arbaladanfrom the carts | 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 | arbammy cart | arbalarımmy carts |
| your | arbangyour cart | arbalarıngyour carts |
| his / her | arbasıhis / her cart | arbalarıhis / her carts |
| our | arbabızour cart | arbalarıbızour carts |
| you all's | arbağızyou all's cart | arbalarığızyou all's carts |
| their | arbalarıtheir cart | arbalarıtheir carts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arbaları can mean "his / her carts", "their cart", or "their carts" — context decides.