ayrımkan
/ajrɯmkan/
Definition
island, isle
- jarım ayrımkan — a peninsula
- adam jaşamağan ayrımkan — an uninhabited island
- ayrımkanda jaşarğa — to live on an island
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ayrımkanthe island | ayrımkanlathe islands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ayrımkannıthe island's | ayrımkanlanıthe islands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ayrımkannıthe island (as the object) | ayrımkanlanıthe islands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ayrımkangato the island | ayrımkanlağato the islands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ayrımkandaat / in the island | ayrımkanladaat / in the islands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ayrımkandanfrom the island | ayrımkanladanfrom the islands | 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 | ayrımkanımmy island | ayrımkanlarımmy islands |
| your | ayrımkanıngyour island | ayrımkanlarıngyour islands |
| his / her | ayrımkanıhis / her island | ayrımkanlarıhis / her islands |
| our | ayrımkanıbızour island | ayrımkanlarıbızour islands |
| you all's | ayrımkanığızyou all's island | ayrımkanlarığızyou all's islands |
| their | ayrımkanlarıtheir island | ayrımkanlarıtheir islands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayrımkanları can mean "his / her islands", "their island", or "their islands" — context decides.