çemodan
/tʃemodan/
Definition
a suitcase
- ullu çemodan — a big suitcase
- çemodannı alırğa — to take the suitcase
- çemodannı jıyarğa — to pack the suitcase
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çemodanthe suitcase | çemodanlathe suitcases | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çemodannıthe suitcase's | çemodanlanıthe suitcases' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çemodannıthe suitcase (as the object) | çemodanlanıthe suitcases (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çemodangato the suitcase | çemodanlağato the suitcases | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çemodandaat / in the suitcase | çemodanladaat / in the suitcases | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çemodandanfrom the suitcase | çemodanladanfrom the suitcases | 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 | çemodanımmy suitcase | çemodanlarımmy suitcases |
| your | çemodanıngyour suitcase | çemodanlarıngyour suitcases |
| his / her | çemodanıhis / her suitcase | çemodanlarıhis / her suitcases |
| our | çemodanıbızour suitcase | çemodanlarıbızour suitcases |
| you all's | çemodanığızyou all's suitcase | çemodanlarığızyou all's suitcases |
| their | çemodanlarıtheir suitcase | çemodanlarıtheir suitcases |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çemodanları can mean "his / her suitcases", "their suitcase", or "their suitcases" — context decides.