ayıl
/ajɯl/
Definitions
1. a saddle girth
- orta ayıl — the upper girth
- ayılların tartırğa — to tighten its girths
- ayılların boşlarğa — to loosen the girths
2. a buckle or clasp
- belibawnu ayılı — the buckle of the belt
- kümüş ayıl — a silver buckle
- ariw ayıl — a handsome clasp
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ayılthe girth | ayıllathe girths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ayılnıthe girth's | ayıllanıthe girths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ayılnıthe girth (as the object) | ayıllanıthe girths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ayılğato the girth | ayıllağato the girths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ayıldaat / in the girth | ayılladaat / in the girths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ayıldanfrom the girth | ayılladanfrom the girths | 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 | ayılımmy girth | ayıllarımmy girths |
| your | ayılıngyour girth | ayıllarıngyour girths |
| his / her | ayılıhis / her girth | ayıllarıhis / her girths |
| our | ayılıbızour girth | ayıllarıbızour girths |
| you all's | ayılığızyou all's girth | ayıllarığızyou all's girths |
| their | ayıllarıtheir girth | ayıllarıtheir girths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayılları can mean "his / her girths", "their girth", or "their girths" — context decides.