brezent
/brezent/
Definition
tarpaulin, a heavy waterproof canvas
- başın brezent bla jabarğa — to cover the top of it with a tarpaulin
- brezent maşok — a canvas sack
- brezentni jayarğa — to spread out the tarpaulin
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brezentthe tarpaulin | brezentlethe tarpaulins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | brezentnithe tarpaulin's | brezentlenithe tarpaulins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | brezentnithe tarpaulin (as the object) | brezentlenithe tarpaulins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | brezentgeto the tarpaulin | brezentlegeto the tarpaulins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | brezentdeat / in the tarpaulin | brezentledeat / in the tarpaulins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | brezentdenfrom the tarpaulin | brezentledenfrom the tarpaulins | 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 | brezentimmy tarpaulin | brezentlerimmy tarpaulins |
| your | brezentingyour tarpaulin | brezentleringyour tarpaulins |
| his / her | brezentihis / her tarpaulin | brezentlerihis / her tarpaulins |
| our | brezentibizour tarpaulin | brezentleribizour tarpaulins |
| you all's | brezentigizyou all's tarpaulin | brezentlerigizyou all's tarpaulins |
| their | brezentleritheir tarpaulin | brezentleritheir tarpaulins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: brezentleri can mean "his / her tarpaulins", "their tarpaulin", or "their tarpaulins" — context decides.