azhdağan
/aʒdaʁan/
Definitions
1. a giant; a huge, powerfully built man — Elbrusoid marks the entry уст.
- azhdağanla kibik üç jaşı — his three sons, like giants
- azhdağan kibik kişi — a man built like a giant
- azhdağannı küçü — the giant's strength
2. a dragon, the monster of folk tales
- azhdağan tawruhlada tübeydi — the dragon is met with in the legends
- azhdağannı başı — the dragon's head
- jaş azhdağannı horladı — the lad overcame the dragon
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | azhdağanthe giant | azhdağanlathe giants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | azhdağannıthe giant's | azhdağanlanıthe giants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | azhdağannıthe giant (as the object) | azhdağanlanıthe giants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | azhdağangato the giant | azhdağanlağato the giants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | azhdağandaat / in the giant | azhdağanladaat / in the giants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | azhdağandanfrom the giant | azhdağanladanfrom the giants | 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 | azhdağanımmy giant | azhdağanlarımmy giants |
| your | azhdağanıngyour giant | azhdağanlarıngyour giants |
| his / her | azhdağanıhis / her giant | azhdağanlarıhis / her giants |
| our | azhdağanıbızour giant | azhdağanlarıbızour giants |
| you all's | azhdağanığızyou all's giant | azhdağanlarığızyou all's giants |
| their | azhdağanlarıtheir giant | azhdağanlarıtheir giants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: azhdağanları can mean "his / her giants", "their giant", or "their giants" — context decides.