bappahan
/bappaxan/
Definition
dandelion, a meadow plant with a yellow flower head that turns to a globe of seeds
- bappahan jazda çağadı — the dandelion flowers in spring
- bappahannı urluğu jel bla uçadı — the dandelion's seed flies on the wind
- bappahanla kırdıkda jaşnaydıla — dandelions flourish in the grass
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bappahanthe dandelion | bappahanlathe dandelions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bappahannıthe dandelion's | bappahanlanıthe dandelions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bappahannıthe dandelion (as the object) | bappahanlanıthe dandelions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bappahangato the dandelion | bappahanlağato the dandelions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bappahandaat / in the dandelion | bappahanladaat / in the dandelions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bappahandanfrom the dandelion | bappahanladanfrom the dandelions | 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 | bappahanımmy dandelion | bappahanlarımmy dandelions |
| your | bappahanıngyour dandelion | bappahanlarıngyour dandelions |
| his / her | bappahanıhis / her dandelion | bappahanlarıhis / her dandelions |
| our | bappahanıbızour dandelion | bappahanlarıbızour dandelions |
| you all's | bappahanığızyou all's dandelion | bappahanlarığızyou all's dandelions |
| their | bappahanlarıtheir dandelion | bappahanlarıtheir dandelions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bappahanları can mean "his / her dandelions", "their dandelion", or "their dandelions" — context decides.