aythan
/ajtxan/
Definitions
1. who said, having said, spoken
- söz aythan adam sözünde turur — a person who gave a word stands by his word
- ol aythan haparnı tıngladıq — we listened to the story he told
- qart ata aythan aqıl unutulmaz — the advice spoken by grandfather will not be forgotten
2. speech, counsel, promise
- aythanıngı qabıl etdik, alay eterbiz — we accepted what you said, we will do so
- qartlanı aythanından çıqma — do not deviate from what the elders counsel
- aythandan qayıthan batır tüldü — one who goes back on what he said is no hero
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aythanthe speech | aythanlathe speeches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aythannıthe speech's | aythanlanıthe speeches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aythannıthe speech (as the object) | aythanlanıthe speeches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aythangato the speech | aythanlağato the speeches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aythandaat / in the speech | aythanladaat / in the speeches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aythandanfrom the speech | aythanladanfrom the speeches | 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 | aythanımmy speech | aythanlarımmy speeches |
| your | aythanıngyour speech | aythanlarıngyour speeches |
| his / her | aythanıhis / her speech | aythanlarıhis / her speeches |
| our | aythanıbızour speech | aythanlarıbızour speeches |
| you all's | aythanığızyou all's speech | aythanlarığızyou all's speeches |
| their | aythanlarıtheir speech | aythanlarıtheir speeches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aythanları can mean "his / her speeches", "their speech", or "their speeches" — context decides.